Targeted subsidies: Ismail Sabri calls for careful planning

PARLIAMENT | Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today urged Putrajaya to be careful in its plan to implement targeted subsidies, saying that an inappropriate approach may backfire and adversely impact the rakyat.

In debating the government's Budget 2024 Bill this afternoon, he said the idea of targeted subsidies had been considered by many previous administrations but could not be implemented due to many constraints.

These include the time Najib Abdul Razak and Dr Mahathir Mohamad were leading the country...