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Thousands of outraged Malaysians queued up for fuel last night ahead of a price hike, venting their anger at Putrajaya for cutting subsidies while promising more cash handouts to offset a 20-sen rise in pump prices.

Most of them when met in petrol stations in the Klang Valley pointed out they are not eligible for Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) cash handouts which the Najib government had promised to increase in Budget 2014.

That special handout of RM500 was paid to some five million households earning RM3,000 a month and below

They also felt that the pump price rise was sudden and suspect more bad news in the form of the controversial goods and services tax (GST) will soon follow. The tax has been on the drawing board for the past decade but has yet to be law.

Before Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the fuel price hike that would save the government RM3.3 billion annually, RON95 was sold at RM1.90 per litre while diesel was RM1.80 per litre. After midnight it was RM2.10 and RM2.00 respectively.

A businessman who wanted to be known only as YK said the price hike will definitely burden those from the lower-income group.

BR1M, he said, will not make a difference as not everyone is eligible for the special handout.

"It does not make a difference to me because I am not eligible for it. The cost of living will still go up for me," the 45-year-old told The Malaysian Insider.

YK, along with insurance agent Nor, 34, were among those who queued up for at least 45 minutes at the Bandar Puteri petrol station in Puchong last night following the prime minister's announcement.

Nor, who is also not eligible for BR1M,  said the hike would really hit those who had families.

"Everyone knows the cost of living will go up when the price of petrol increases. It came as quite a shock to me (the announcement)," said the mother-of-two.

"It is not fair. Not everyone gets the BR1M. Although it won't make a significant change, it is still something."

YK agreed, noting that from today onwards, everything, from food to household items, would cost at least 20 sen more.

However, he was confident that the hike was only temporary as this was because the price of oil had gone up worldwide recently.

"Although this move by the government is bad, it is understandable.

"But as soon as the price of oil comes down globally, we hope to see a similar drop in price here," he added.

Amir Azri, 26, said this move by the government was "extremely bad".

"First there was no warning, then a 20 sen hike. If it was 10-sen hike, I could live with it. This is so troubling," he said at the Petronas petrol station in Pandan Indah in the capital city Kuala Lumpur last night.

Amir was not convinced of the BR1M handout saying it will be a one-off thing.

"We have to live with the new petrol price everyday," he said.

Insurance broker Nur Adawiah, 23, however said she did not feel the pinch, yet.

"Although the hike came suddenly, I am still okay with it. I can afford it.

"Buit the government cannot say they are compensating us with BR1M because not everyone is eligible," she said.

Workshop owner, Wong Sooi Ying complained that the hike was too sudden.

And what about BR1M?

"It's all just talk, no walk," said the 53-year-old woman.

"You wait and see, next it will be GST, although that will take some time."

Manager, Shanger, 40, told The Malaysian Insider at the Shell petrol station in Pandan Indah last night that the price hike is all wrong.

"Now the other businesses will take advantage and increase the prices of their goods and services.

"This is definitely a burden to everyone," he said.

At the Shell petrol station in Batu 14, Jalan Puchong, irate housewife Shamsidar Dahlan said the fuel cost rise would trigger a chain reaction which will lead to an increase in food prices.

"There are people always waiting to take the opportunity to profit once the price of fuel goes up," she said.

Shamsidar said the average income earner would suffer whatever was the government's rationale to raise the price of fuel.

"Do we have a choice to stop the price from going up after midnight?" she asked.

Clerk Anisah Shariff  said she was caught by surprise by the announcement and questioned why the government needed to increase fuel prices just after the general election.

"I suppose the government wants to collect money from urban voters to pay the  BR1M recipients.

She said having a car was a necessity in the Klang Valley because public transportation was unreliable.

Electrican  Lau Yong Kwai said car owners today had no choice but to accept the hike.

"I was taken aback when my friends told me that price of petrol will be up by 20 sen after midnight," said Lau.

He also wondered if there will be more announcements in the weeks to come by the government to fill its coffers.

"Well, they got nothing to worry about now because the elections are over," he said, adding that he hoped the government would look into measures like cutting on wastage and checking on leakages in the economy. - September 3, 2013.

LAGI:

dari : kadirjasin.blogspot.com

Pengurangan subsidi menyebabkan harga minyak naik dan beban pengguna meningkat. Menteri Kewangan kata kenaikan terbaru ini akan menjimatkan kira-kira RM1.1 bilion.

Di mana penjimatan itu akan dibelanjakan kita kena tahu. Harap-harap janganlah tumpu kepada bandar saja. Ingatlah siapa yang menyelamatkan BN pada 5 Mei lalu!  

Dilihat dari luar, nampak kerajaan boros. Belanja lawatan ke luar negara Perdana Menteri saja RM44.07 juta sejak Mohd Najib jadi PM lima tahun lalu. Belanja baik pulih dan ubah suai kediaman rasmi pula berapa?

Janganlah jadi cerita: Raja dalam dapur makan roti gula. Suri dalam rumah  buat kira-kira. Rakyat luar pagar hidup menderita.

LAGI:

Kenaikan Harga Minyak Proses Pengukuhan Ekonomi - PM

PUTRAJAYA: Kenaikan harga minyak merupakan satu proses pengukuhan ekonomi bagi jangka pendek dan sederhana, yang akhirnya bertujuan memberi kesan positif kepada kesejahteraan rakyat, kata Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Beliau berkata, sekiranya ekonomi negara terjejas, ia akan mendatangkan kesan buruk kepada rakyat sepertimana keadaan disesetengah negara luar yang menerima kesan amat berat apabila mereka gagal menangani ekonomi mereka dengan baik.

Komitmen kerajaan untuk melaksanakan konsolidasi fiskal akan diteruskan bagi mencapai sasaran defisit fiskal dalam lingkungan tiga peratus kepada Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) pada 2015 dan belanjawan berimbang menjelang 2020, kata beliau.

"Kita mesti faham ini bukan soal politik, tapi soal masa depan negara, kalau ekonomi terjejas ia akan datangkan kesan buruk kepada rakyat," kata Perdana Menteri dalam persidangan media di bangunan Perdana Putra di sini, Isnin.

Beliau yang juga Menteri Kewangan berkata demikian sebagai merujuk kepada kenaikan harga RON95 dan diesel sebanyak 20 sen seliter yang diumumkannya, berkuat kuasa tengah malam Isnin.

Menjawab soalan, Najib berkata, proses rasionalisasi subsidi sememangnya merupakan sebahagian daripada dasar kerajaan yang dimuktamadkan, namun kerajaan bertekad untuk melaksanakan secara berperingkat-peringkat bagi memastikan kesannya tidak membebankan.

"Kita nak tentukan bahawa kesan yang merupakan bebanan kepada rakyat ini, kita pastikan di tahap paling minimum dan kita akan besarkan lagi jaringan keselamatan sosial, seperti yang saya katakan tadi, termasuk kenaikan kadar pemberian Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia BR1M," kata Najib.

Beliau berkata, kerajaan berusaha agar kesan kenaikan itu tidak membebankan rakyat, dan menurutnya jumlah kenaikan kadar BR1M akan diumumkan dalam ucapanBelanjawan 2014 nanti. (MEMANDANGKAN BRIM TIDAK MENGENAL ERTI SIAPA YANG MENERIMANYA, DAN PEMEBERIAN ADALAH BERSIFAT ONE-SHOT, ADA LEBIH BAIK BRIM DIOLAH SEBAGAI MECHANISME KAWALAN HARGA DAN/ALLOCATE SEBAGAI JUMLAH SUBSIDI UNTUK MINYAK SUPAYA HARGA MINYAK SENTIASA DI PARAS MAMPU KEPADA PENGGUNA.  PENJIMATAN 1.1 BILLION YANG KONONNYA DATANG DARI PENARIKAN SUBSIDI MINYAK UNTUK TUJUAN APA?KAMBUS BALIK UNTUK BRIM???))

Najib berkata, kenaikan harga bahan api itu akan memberi kesan minimum dan seterusnya beliau berharap agar para peniaga tidak mengambil peluang ini untuk menaikkan harga barang tanpa mengambil kira kepentingan rakyat. - BERNAMA

LAGI: RESPON TERBAIK DARI TIMBALAN MENTERI

Harga Minyak Murah Punca Penyeludupan Berlaku, Kata Rohani

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Nov – Harga petrol dan diesel yang lebih murah berbanding di negara jiran adalah punca utama berlakunya aktiviti penyeludupan di mana pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab mampu mengaut keuntungan begitu mewah, persidangan Dewan Rakyat diberitahu hari ini.

Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan, Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim berkata walaupun kerajaan menghapuskan subsidi, harga minyak di negara ini masih murah sehingga membawa kepada aktiviti penyeludupan bahan tersebut termasuk di Sabah dan Sarawak.

“Bagi RON95 di Malaysia, harga subsidi petrol di negara ini adalah RM1.90 seliter manakala di Thailand RM4.85 seliter. Diesel pula adalah RM1.80 seliter dan di Thailand RM3 seliter.

“Daripada perbezaan harga itu, menunjukkan memang mewah dan berbaloi untuk membuat ketirisan atau penyeludupan.

“Katalah jika kita hapuskan subisidi, harga RON95 tanpa subsidi jadi RM2.72 seliter manakala diesel pula RM2.75 seliter. Ini masih lagi murah,” kata Rohani ketika menjawab soalan Datuk Ismail Kasim (BN-Arau).

Ismail ingin tahu mengenai keupayaan pegawai penguatkuasa kementerian berkaitan menangani masalah penyeludupan bahan subsidi seperti diesel dan petrol.

Rohani berkata kementerian bekerjasama dengan pelbagai agensi penguatkuasa lain seperti Kastam Diraja Malaysia, Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM), Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM) dan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) bagi memantau kegiatan penyeludupan.

Katanya, sehingga 31 Oktober lepas, terdapat 601 kes rampasan petrol dan diesel di sempadan membabitkan nilai hampir RM5 juta berbanding tahun lepas 812 kes rampasan minyak dan diesel dengan nilai mencecah RM3 juta.

Lagi kenyataan bijak pandai!:

Kenaikkan harga petrol RON95 sebanyak 20 sen seliter mulai tengah malam ini mencetuskan kekecewaan di alam maya. 

Bagaimana tweet daripada seorang ahli politik dilihat menambah minyak kepada kemarahan itu.

"Minyak petrol naik (harga), pastinya tidak memudaratkan rakyat kerana yang ada kereta besar adalah orang-orang besar dan berkemampuan, (sedangkan) orang kampung ada tidak berkereta," kata anggota Parlimen Kinabatangan Bung Mokhtar Radin (kanan).

Tidak puas hati dengan perkara itu, beliau terus dihujani kemarahan, antaranya seorang pengguna Twitter dikenali @ayeemin berkata:

"Kereta bukan hanya untuk orang kaya. Hari ini, ia keperluan. Tetapi beristeri dua hanya untuk orang kaya."

Bung sebelum ini mendapat liputan meluas selepas mengambil pelakon Zizie Izette sebagai isteri kedua pada 2010.

Tampil tidak dikenali, alam Twitter turut dihujani dengan pesanan-pesanan berunsur jenaka.

LAGILA:  Turun 97 20 sen May 2013, Naik ROn 95 20 sen
“Sebagai kerajaan yang bertanggungjawab (berapa kerat yang pakai Ron 97- tentunya statistik jualan telah dibuat sebab itu berani turunkan RON 95 sahaja), harga RON97 diturunkan di pasaran seiring situasi semasa di peringkat global,” katanya di sini, semalam. Pertengahan tahun lalu, kerajaan menurunkan harga jualan runcit petrol RON97 sebanyak 10 sen seliter kepada RM2.80. 

Hashim berkata, penurunan harga petrol tidak bersubsidi itu bagaimanapun masih meletakkan Malaysia dalam kalangan negara yang menawarkan harga bahan api itu pada kadar rendah berbanding negara jiran. 

Beliau berkata, harga jualan runcit petrol RON97 pada dasarnya ditetapkan secara apungan terkawal yang mana harga bulanannya akan berubah mengikut harga pasaran.

LAGI BRILLIANT VIEW DR MINISTRY:

Food prices are expected to go up only by 0.1% following the 20-sen hike in RON95 petrol and diesel prices effective today.

Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Hasan Malek (who said switch to ikan daging sotong kerang unta monyet if ayam is expensive) said this quoting a study done by the ministry on the effect of  the fuel price increase, the New Straits Times reported.

Hasan, however, had told traders not to raise food prices, adding the fuel price hike was unlikely to affect food production costs. ( do you really think food manufacturers etc will not increase food price when their logistic cost increases? mathematic: 1ltr= 2.10, 1 ltr can last 5 km, so that means additional RM1 for 5km travel.  Food suppliers/manufacturers, distributors travel say 100 km daily to-fro, example la,  so thats additional RM 20 cost on fuel for 100km travel to and fro means, 50 km one way. assuming 60 minutes for every 60km, so 100 km only 1.5 hour of travel. assuming logistic travel 5 hrs per day, thats add up to 333 kmm also means additional RM60 on cost fuel per transport per day.

3 transports?5?