The government has acknowledged the difficulty in determining which Malaysians should be excluded from RON95 fuel subsidies as it fine-tunes its targeted subsidy mechanism. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said one of the key challenges was setting a clear cut-off point for eligibility without affecting groups that still require assistance. “That is among the challenges we face, to ensure that in our effort to channel subsidies to target groups, we do not create a significant shock to groups who may still need support or may not yet be fully prepared to transition away from such assistance,” he told reporters after an event here. “These are among the key issues being discussed in determining where the dividing line should be drawn between those who ought to receive subsidies and those who may be better removed from the system.”
