Blog KaMi KoNSuMeR

Blog Kami Konsumer adalah merupakan satu alat bagi pelajar-pelajar UMT dan juga orang ramai untuk mendapatkan maklumat pengguna, tips pengguna, dan juga sebagai media untuk menyalurkan pendapat anda. Diharap melalui blog Kami Konsumer "One Stop Centre" semua pengguna dapat menjadi seorang pengguna yang bijak dan berhemat.

info harian

"Jika anda berbohong tentang sesuatu produk, anda akan didapati - baik oleh KERAJAAN, yang akan menghukum anda, atau oleh PELANGGAN, yang akan menghukum kamu dengan tidak membeli produk anda untuk kali kedua .
Showing posts with label subsidi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label subsidi. Show all posts

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) supports the Government’s initiative to reduce its subsidy bill of RM74 billion in 2009, which is more than its development expenditure of RM51.2 billion in 2010.

Of concern here is the long term survival of the country.  If we do not act now to reduce this massive bill, we will pay dearly for it in the near future. Subsidies should therefore only continue to be available to the needy.

The Government should stop subsidising the price of sugar since sugar is nothing less than a toxic substance.


The recent 20 sen increase in each kilo of sugar means that the government will still end up subsidising a sinful sum of RM1 billion in 2010, based on a subsidy of 80 sen per kilogram. Malaysians consume an average of 26 teaspoons of sugar per day. This sweet indulgence has resulted in nearly 1.2 million Malaysians with diabetes, more than 98% with Type 2 diabetes, which is strongly linked to high sugar consumption.
Sugar should be sold at its market price because: