Press Statement by M Kula Segaran,
DAP National Vice Chairman and MP for Ipoh Barat in Ipoh on Oct 2, 2014
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Will petrol and diesel be exempted
from GST?
Last September, when news circulated
that there would be an increase of RON 95 fuel price, many had dismissed the
news and said that fuel increase would only affect RON 97 which is used by big
cars. Many could not believe the increase would involve RON 95, which is used
by small cars.
When the news was confirmed, many
were shocked by the quantum which was an increase of RM 20 sen per litre for
RON 95an diesel.
Yesterday, the government announced
another round of increase of similar quantum for RON 95 and diesel, under its
subsidy rationalization scheme.
The announcement only means under
the “spend, spend and spend “BN government, there will be continued subsidy
removal exercises which will burden the people.
There is no doubt that the steep increase is bound to have chain effect which
will burden the people, despite the government’s plan to dish out more money under the BR1M
scheme.
But what is most worrying now is
whether GST will be imposed on fuel prices when the new tax comes into effect
next April, thus causing more burden to the people.
Does yesterday’s increase mean that
the government has decided that there will not be any imposition of GST on the
fuels?
Last year, Kinabatangan MP Bung
Mokhtar had been most insensitive when he tweeted the following on the fuel
increase:-
“Petrol prices have gone up, but it
surely would not burden the rakyat as the only people with big cars are
prominent figures who can afford it. Kampung people don’t have car”.
Will he
again make such insensitive and silly remarks to support BN government’s announcement
to increase fuel prices?
Bung and
the BN government must realize that a car is a necessity and that under good
governance, subsidy for the needy groups is necessary.
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