Kenal pasti pengguna perlu lebih diesel sebelum naik kuota, kata ahli ekonomi
Tan Peck Leong berkata sebarang kenaikan kuota perlu berpandukan corak penggunaan sebenar dan bukannya tuntutan politik.
Sabah's Masiung Banah MP, Tan Peck Leong, urged the government to identify true diesel users before increasing the subsidized monthly diesel quota, which was raised to 500 liters for Sabah's rural users. UiTM economist Tan suggested that data on usage could help the government determine if a higher quota is truly needed and who should receive it.
Currently, the government provides 200 liters plus an additional 100 liters to apply for, but about 71,000 out of 120,000 eligible pickup and jeep owners in Sabah have not availed themselves of this. Tan emphasized that while demand is high due to long-distance travel, challenging terrain, and limited service access, merely increasing the quota based on where someone drives in Sabah or Sarawak is not sufficient.
The consumption of oil alone cannot be used as a measure, as it might include high-income individuals with multiple high-capacity vehicles along with businesses, construction companies, and logistics managers. Any subsidy the government provides must be fair to all.
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