Johor MP opposes fuel cap

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Dec 13, 2009

Johor MP opposes fuel cap
Plan to limit foreign vehicles to just 20 litres 'tough to implement'

<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> Johor Baru - Senior Johor politician Shahrir Samad said he disagreed with a government plan to limit foreign-registered vehicles to buying 20 litres of fuel near border areas, as it would be tough to implement. An easier way to prevent foreigners from enjoying Malaysia's fuel subsidy would be for the government to give annual fuel rebates to local vehicle owners, or to ask Malaysians to show their identity cards when buying fuel near the border, he said. Datuk Shahrir, MP for Johor Baru and a former domestic trade minister, added that if the problem was caused by rampant fuel-buying and smuggling at the Thai-Malaysia border, the government should address this directly. He was responding to the announcement by Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob last Thursday that foreign-registered vehicles would soon be allowed to buy only 20 litres of fuel at stations within 50km of the Malaysian border. The new ruling is aimed at preventing foreigners from benefiting from subsidised fuel and at curbing smuggling, especially at the Thai border. The minister said the enforcement authorities at checkpoints would be directed to ensure that foreign vehicles left the country with no more than 20 litres of fuel in their tanks. He said the new ruling would be implemented 'in the near future' but did not give a date. -- THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

 

[Alamaking]

Of cox, if the fule cap implemented, no SG people will go there liao, meaning no people buying things in JB also

 

[FuckSamLeong]

Every time the Malaysians take aim at Singapore, only the PAP benefits!