Tour bus operators temporarily placed on diesel subsidy eligibility list, says Fahmi

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The government will temporarily include tour bus operators in the list of sectors eligible to receive diesel subsidies, says Fahmi Fadzil.  During a press conference at his office on Wednesday (June 12), the Communications Minister said the government intends to look at the mechanism with which the government can assist this particular group.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/8vdrh2s2  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Secondly, there are several parties that have raised the issue to the Minister of Tourism,

00:07 for example, where there are a number of bus and tour bus operators or charter bus operators

00:18 involving sometimes foreign tourists.

00:22 There is a request from this group to investigate,

00:25 since they have sold tourist packages and holiday packages in Malaysia to several foreign countries.

00:36 When this announcement was made public, it was not considered in their overall cost.

00:46 So the Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Tourism and Tourism to investigate,

00:53 so that this group is not only affected but also helped.

00:58 They are investigating the form of assistance, but it must be in accordance with the needs of the explanation.

01:06 This will be announced later by the Ministry of Tourism.

01:11 So is the Cabinet considering to include the tour buses and the related groups

01:17 into the list of subsidiary recipients as they requested?

01:20 Not permanently, but I think for a particular period.

01:26 The government intends to perhaps look at a mechanism with which we can assist this particular group

01:32 because the announcement came at a time when they had made certain arrangements.

01:38 But the information, mechanisms and the details of this matter

01:44 can be referred to Minister Moteng and Minister of Transport.

01:49 They will have a session on this matter.

01:52 This means that for any parties that feel that there is a need for intervention from the government,

02:03 there is a way to convey this view.

02:07 And what was meant or what was conveyed by the Prime Minister is that

02:15 if it is reasonable to be considered, we will consider it and will try to help.

02:22 Thank you.

02:25 [End of Audio]

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