Quote from the Star:
Najib: No more fuel rebates if you don’t appreciate them
By ROSLINA MOHAMAD
PEKAN: The Government might consider not issuing any rebates in the future if the people continued not to appreciate the initiatives taken to help reduce their financial burden due to high oil and food prices, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
His response came about after a question noting that some people felt that the prices of diesel and petrol that had been reduced between eight and 22 sen a litre from Friday was too little.
Najib, who appeared to be a bit annoyed, said the people must understand that for every litre, the price was subsidised 30 sen.
He also said they have forgotten about the RM625 rebate given to owners with vehicles up to 2,000cc that was announced in June.
“The rebate, if translated, will cost between 35 sen and 40 sen a litre. If the people do not appreciate the rebates, it is better for us not issue any more in the future.
“It is better for us to transfer the allocation for the rebate to reduce the fuel price,” he told reporters after visiting an education and career exhibition here on Saturday.
Najib added that the decrease was not the market price but only a further reduction in the fuel price.
To another question, Najib said if the people still viewed the fuel price as high, the Government could always transfer the rebates to pump prices.
Who does the DPM think he is? What right does he have to be “annoyed”? The people are the ones who should be “annoyed” with the Government - everything has gone wrong with the country. His job is to find ways to lessen the people’s burden and that he is a wakil rakyat. Learn from history - Stop behaving like an arrogant despot.