PUTRAJAYA: Global rise in oil prices has pushed up the subsidy for RON95 petrol by 10sen to RM1.03 per litre in March, said Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Tuesday.
The pump price of RON95 will remain at RM1.90 per litre.
"Since the world price of petroleum has increased, the government had to increase the subsidy to ensure the people are not burdened by its side effects," he said here Tuesday.
The last time the RON95 price was reviewed was in December when the pump price was raised from RM1.85 per litre to RM1.90.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak promised in late February that the price of RON95, widely used by motorists, would be maintained for the near future despite soaring global oil prices.
말레이시아 정부는 국제유가가 오름에도 불구하고 국가 보조금을 리터당 10센트를 올려 RON95 (보통 가솔린)를 현재 가격인 RM1.90링깃으로 올리지 않는 다고 합니다. 이는 2월에 나집 수상이 가솔린 가격을 올리지 않겠다고 약속한 것을 지키는 것이기도 합니다.. (말레이시아의 좋은 점이 가솔린 가격이 저렴하다는 것인데...너무 다행입니다..요즘 뭐든 오르기만하는데...)