PM: Fuel price cut nothing to do with by-election
Rahmah Ghazali
Aug 23, 08
5:50pm
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who a day ago surprised the nation by trimming fuel prices earlier than expected, said the 5.6 percent cut in pump prices was not a populist move aimed at shoring up his flagging popularity, nor was it intended to help his ruling coalition swing votes in the Permatang Pauh by-election.
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