RM8bil for subsidies


For the people: The government will continue to subsidise cooking oil to help reduce the impact of rising commodity prices globally on the cost of living.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is expected to provide up to RM8bil in fuel and cooking oil subsidies, RM4.22bil higher than the RM3.78bil initially allocated for this year.

In comparison, a total of RM6.32bil was spent on fuel and cooking oil subsidies in 2019 and RM2.16bil last year.

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Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM9.73 only

Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

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