The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has issued 210 written notices and opened seven investigation papers concerning traders who have raised prices following the diesel subsidy rationalisation, Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh informed the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (June 24).
Fuziah also mentioned that proactive monitoring has been in place since the implementation of targeted subsidies.
Responding to a supplementary question from Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PN-Permatang Pauh) about the impact of rising diesel prices on the construction sector, Fuziah stated that the ministry has not yet implemented targeted subsidies for specific sectors.
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Fuziah also mentioned that proactive monitoring has been in place since the implementation of targeted subsidies.
Responding to a supplementary question from Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PN-Permatang Pauh) about the impact of rising diesel prices on the construction sector, Fuziah stated that the ministry has not yet implemented targeted subsidies for specific sectors.
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00:00The hot issue right now is the diesel subsidy.
00:11I am afraid and expect that with this subsidized diesel,
00:20the price of goods will go up again.
00:26So my question is, even though there is a mechanism,
00:31what steps or actions will be taken by the ministry
00:38so that the price of goods does not go up
00:45after the subsidized diesel is implemented?
00:50That's all, thank you.
00:52Thank you for the honorable additional question.
00:56Mr. President, since 2nd of May, a month before we launched OPS Kesan,
01:03before we started the subsidized diesel,
01:06KBDN has started the operation of pre-OPS Kesan
01:11where we have started to collect information or data
01:16regarding the prices of goods.
01:18We have collected approximately 1,772 SKU, the prices of goods,
01:23before the subsidized diesel started
01:26compared to when the subsidized diesel was implemented.
01:31So far, after the subsidized diesel was implemented,
01:36we have inspected approximately 2,790 premises.
01:43On 23rd of June, we issued 210 written notices
01:49and opened 7 investigation cases.
01:51We found that on the first few days,
01:56there were people who took the opportunity,
01:58the elderly,
02:00but after we issued the notices,
02:02we called them,
02:04we gave them the notices,
02:06we asked them to answer why the prices went up,
02:09because we already had the initial data,
02:11we found that the current data,
02:14we found that the situation was under control.
02:18Those who took the opportunity,
02:19they might have thought about it many times.
02:21Before that, they thought they could take the opportunity,
02:24but after the notices were issued,
02:26after the investigation cases were made,
02:29after we called the offices of the companies
02:33that we felt it was inappropriate to issue notices
02:36to raise the prices of services or goods,
02:39we saw that the situation was more under control.
02:42Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
02:44Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
02:47Thank you, Mr. Minister.
02:49I think the issue of the rising prices of diesel
02:52is something that is being discussed by the people below.
02:55People everywhere are discussing this issue.
02:58My question is,
03:00how has the government
03:02handled the issue,
03:04especially regarding the chain effect
03:06in the sector,
03:08especially in the food and beverage sector,
03:10transportation,
03:12and now there is a lot of talk about the construction sector,
03:14where many GE1 to GE7 contractors are affected.
03:16The rise in the price of diesel
03:19has taken into account the impact
03:21on service providers,
03:23the cost of export,
03:25as well as the impact on consumers
03:27as well as the prospect of inflation.
03:29Secondly,
03:31what is the government's plan
03:34related to the reduction of the time line
03:36and the implementation mechanism
03:38for the payment of subsidies
03:40around 1995,
03:42as it is being discussed by the people below,
03:44and the government's guarantee
03:46that it will not increase the burden on the people.
03:48Thank you.
04:16So,
04:18when we give a fleet card
04:20to the logistics companies
04:22or the lorries
04:24that carry the necessities,
04:26from there,
04:28we ensure that
04:30there is no additional cost
04:32for the transportation
04:34of the necessities.
04:36However,
04:38as mentioned earlier,
04:40construction,
04:42at this time,
04:43does not require a subsidy
04:45to the sector.
04:47However, the logistics
04:49are always ongoing
04:51and we can go to
04:53the relevant ministries.
04:55So, if farmers go to KPKM,
04:57if construction goes to KPKT,
04:59and so on,
05:01so that the logistics
05:03can be continued
05:05and the government authorities
05:07can investigate
05:09the situation.
05:10I think this research
05:12is too early
05:14to give an impression.
05:16It is too early.
05:18But we monitor every day
05:20and we have data
05:21every day.
05:23We check more than 480 items
05:25every day
05:26in terms of the price
05:27of subsidies.
05:28Regarding round 95,
05:30I will leave it to the Ministry of Finance
05:32to answer it.
05:33Thank you.
05:40Thank you.