The price of petrol has increased by 30 cents a liter this morning, and the upshot was a new surge of financial hardship to consumers.
The Prime Minister's department said that the savings from the price increase would be used for development projects and improving the public transport system for the benefit of all people. It sounds like the funding will be utilized wisely, but then who will assure that the function be going proper? What if the revenue - administration - corruptions - contractors = deficit? Would the saving from petrol subsidy "fly" to plane the bewildered books of MAS?
The simple reason for the petrol increment is justified by giving back the consumers with better public transport system. On the surface, it is a reasonable trade-off. But in depth, how about the ongoing inflation induced by the petrol price increment! The wave of added cost of living is now trigger on. I'm sure at least you'll pay for a higher transport fare!
Consumers in Malaysia have already burdened with taxes such as income tax, service tax, sales tax and import duties. Not only they have to pay for utility bills, also they have to face red-tapes in order to comply as tax payers. Just imagines, they have to fork out more money and more time to sustain their livings.
Salaries are crippled; businesses are going neither good or better; shares market is dour; and the social security is infirm - the poor income resources. Some more the policemen are out to catch the summon debtors; the tax men are out to catch the tax defaulters; city council people are also out to catch the parking offenders - the never ending mouse and cat businesses. For the above, who cares?
My feeling is that the government is like a retired old man who has lost his earning power and is merely relying on monetary support from his poor children. The old man grins while the children lame. By and large, how could the development for a better next generation be yielded?
The Prime Minister's department said that the savings from the price increase would be used for development projects and improving the public transport system for the benefit of all people. It sounds like the funding will be utilized wisely, but then who will assure that the function be going proper? What if the revenue - administration - corruptions - contractors = deficit? Would the saving from petrol subsidy "fly" to plane the bewildered books of MAS?
The simple reason for the petrol increment is justified by giving back the consumers with better public transport system. On the surface, it is a reasonable trade-off. But in depth, how about the ongoing inflation induced by the petrol price increment! The wave of added cost of living is now trigger on. I'm sure at least you'll pay for a higher transport fare!
Consumers in Malaysia have already burdened with taxes such as income tax, service tax, sales tax and import duties. Not only they have to pay for utility bills, also they have to face red-tapes in order to comply as tax payers. Just imagines, they have to fork out more money and more time to sustain their livings.
Salaries are crippled; businesses are going neither good or better; shares market is dour; and the social security is infirm - the poor income resources. Some more the policemen are out to catch the summon debtors; the tax men are out to catch the tax defaulters; city council people are also out to catch the parking offenders - the never ending mouse and cat businesses. For the above, who cares?
My feeling is that the government is like a retired old man who has lost his earning power and is merely relying on monetary support from his poor children. The old man grins while the children lame. By and large, how could the development for a better next generation be yielded?
