The Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching has lashed out at the government’s “incompetence” in enforcing its ban on subsidised RON95 petrol being sold to foreign-registered vehicles.

NONE Teo ( right ) said that the public were being made to suffer due to the government failing to enforce its July 2010 directive meant to ensure only locals benefited from fuel subsidies.

“According to the written answer that I have received from the Parliament, two years after the implementation of the policy, action has only been taken against six petrol stations,” she said in a statement today.

According to Teo, of the six petrol stations which have had action taken against them since July 2010, four were in Johor and one in Kelantan and Kedah each.

It is clear, she said, that the Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry has failed to enforce the aforesaid ban policy.

“Apart from failing to stop the diesel-smuggling activities and ban foreign-registered vehicles from purchasing RON95, the government has failed to improve the public transport system and reduce subsidies to cronies, especially the independent power stations.

“They have made the people as scapegoats for government incompetence,” she added.

NGO: Ministers should take pay cut

Meanwhile NGO Network for Change (MAP) has challenged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his cabinet to take a pay cut of 20 percent in order to lead by example in the need for austerity measures to reduce the budget deficit.

br1m 2.0 launch by najib razak 2 Map president Ally Hazran Hashim told Malaysiakini that Najib should adopt this symbolic measure to show solidarity with the people.

“Malaysia currently has more than 10 million cars on the road, each vehicle fills up about 30 litres of petrol for a period of three days, which means an extra cost of RM6 per refill.

“Per month it costs RM60 and per year it’s RM720, which accumulates to RM7.2billion saved by the government per year.”

He questioned if the RM7.2 billion would be used solely for the purpose of 1Malaysia cash aid (BR1M).

He said the government would just be taking money from the rakyat only to give it back, while “claiming a good name in administrating the country”.

“If Najib is serious about reducing the deficit he should ask all his ministers to take a pay cut of 20 percent for five years.

"What happened to leadership by example? The leaders should share the burden and not just stay comfortable,” he added.

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