No hike in electricity tariff, 48 hours after minister says new rates incoming
The government has decided not to increase domestic electricity tariffs.
This comes less than 48 hours after Energy and Natural Resources Minister Takiyuddin Hassan announced that the new tariff for 2022-2024 would likely be implemented on Feb 1.
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The government has decided not to increase domestic electricity tariffs.
This comes less than 48 hours after Energy and Natural Resources Minister Takiyuddin Hassan announced that the new tariff for 2022-2024 would likely be implemented on Feb 1.
"Cabinet has decided not to increase electricity tariffs for more than nine million domestic users," Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a tweet today.
"In line with this, the government has decided to continue subsidies worth more than RM700 million so that domestic users are not affected," he added.
Takiyuddin said yesterday that the decision on the new power tariff was finalised on Wednesday after being discussed six times in cabinet meetings.
He assured it would not burden the public.
He had also said the government has taken into consideration the country's current situation that is recovering from the economic crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic in determining the new electricity tariff.
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