Data lack, tricky card system delay fuel subsidy scheme


Chan Kok Leong

Days before the new year, the government announces that the targeted fuel subsidy scheme is once again delayed, this time until further notice. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 10, 2020.

DELAYS in registering middle-income earners (M40) for the targeted fuel subsidy scheme (PSP) and problems with the card system are why Putrajaya has postponed its rollout, a source told The Malaysian Insight.

There are loose ends with the scheme’s implementation, mainly involving registration of the M40 recipients, as the contractor appointed by the Finance Ministry (MOF) has yet to begin the process even though it was engaged in March last year.


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