{
  "id": 17187646,
  "title": "Govt maintains targeted subsidies as inflation eases to 1.8pc",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/govt-maintains-targeted-subsidies-as-inflation-eases-to-1-8pc",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T06:34:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1566894/govt-maintains-targeted-subsidies-inflation-eases-18pc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Malaysian government has maintained targeted subsidies as inflation eased to 1.8 percent last month, according to a report from the New Straits Times. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir stated that the government is taking the inflation situation seriously, given rising global fuel prices and mounting production costs. To shield the public from the impact of higher fuel prices, the government has implemented targeted subsidies, including the Budi Madani RON95 and Budi Madani Diesel programs. The government is also maintaining targeted subsidy controls, such as the Subsidised Petrol Control System and the Subsidised Diesel Control System, to ease cost pressures on transport and logistics sectors. Additionally, the government has increased the allocation for the Jualan Rahmah Madani and Jualan Agro Madani programmes to RM750 million in 2027, with a focus on expanding these initiatives to rural areas and low-cost housing schemes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}