KOTA BHARU: The Government’s effort to continue the subsidies and price control for chicken and eggs proves that the proactive measures taken are timely to help the people, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub.
He said although the government has to bear a subsidy cost of RM200 million a month, it needs to be done to ensure that the people’s welfare continues to be protected, especially concerning basic needs.
“The government does not mind continuing these subsidies to ensure that the people can buy chicken and eggs at a controlled price because we understand that they are burdened by the rising cost of living,” he told reporters after launching the Kelantan-level Retail Sector Digitalisation Initiative (ReDI) and Menu Rahmah at Pasar Siti Khadijah, here Saturday.
On Friday, the government announced that the provision of subsidies and price control over chicken and eggs would continue from July 1.
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