‘Keep subsidies to stop inflation’


PETALING JAYA: The government should continue controlling the price of petrol, energy and electricity and food to curb inflation, say economists.

While price changes are cyclical and economists expect inflation to ease for the year end, they have called for the retention of subsidies and more assistance for the low-income groups.

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