PARLIAMENT | RM64m disbursed under progressive wage policy; fuel subsidy bill to hit RM40b

PARLIAMENT SNAPSHOT | What’s going on in Parliament today.

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Labour policy

• The government has disbursed RM64.08 million in cash incentives to 4,025 private sector employers participating in the progressive wage policy as of June 5, said the Human Resources Ministry in a parliamentary reply to Manndzri Nasib (BN-Tenggara).

  This has benefited a total of 51,363 local workers, Bernama quoted the ministry as saying.

  The wholesale and retail trade sector, including the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, recorded the highest participation at 26.7 percent, followed by manufacturing (15.7 percent), professional, scientific and technical activities (11.1 percent), education (7.4 percent), and accommodation and food service activities (6.9 percent).

  

  Among professionals, the median basic salary increased by RM350, from RM2,900 to RM3,250, representing a 12.1 percent increase, while the average basic salary rose by RM364.36, from RM2,930.74 to RM3,295.10.

  For technicians and associate professionals, the median basic salary increased by RM250, from RM2,350 to RM2,600, or 10.6 percent, while the average basic salary rose by RM294.38, from RM2,557.35 to RM2,851.72.

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Fuel subsidies

• The country’s fuel subsidy bill is expected to reach nearly RM40 billion this year, compared to the RM15 billion allocated under Budget 2026.

  The Finance Ministry said this in a parliamentary reply to a question from Salamiah Nor (PN-Temerloh), according to Bernama, as a result of the increase in global oil prices following the conflict in West Asia.

  

  The ministry said the government had borne subsidies of nearly RM800 million per month for RON95 and diesel in January and February, before rising to around RM5 billion per month in March and April.

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