Believe me seven days from now (30 Sept 2025) the number of 'usahawan' e-hailing taxis will multiply. Because the e-hailing taxis are exempted from this most st*pid, b*d*h and d*mb @$$ petrol subsidies "irrationalisation" mechanism. The e-hailing taxi guys will become 'oil traders' overnite. Or 'petrol dealers'. Just wait and see.
And so will all Malaysians who have MyKads and motorcar / motorcylce licenses. Say there is a keluarga with ayah, ibu and tiga orang anak with MyKad and driving license each of them can buy 300 liters (oops amended) of subsidised petrol at RM1.99 per liter and resell it at somewhere below RM2.60 per liter. For a family of five that is 1,500 liters of petrol each month. Welcome to the oil business.
The exact same thing happened under that m*r*n Abdullah Badawi when that d*mb mamak fellow gave a RM1.00 subsidy per litre of diesel to the bumiputera fishermen. Immediately the fishermen started filling plastic containers full of diesel and reselling to the 'nons', to the Thais etc. And many of them stopped catching fish. Why catch fish when you can sell subsidised diesel to people who are willing to pay higher for it? The fishermen became diesel traders. And at that time I already warned that is exactly what would happen. And indeed that is what happened.
The same thing is going to happen again now.
The rationale behind this scheme is also d*mb as d*mb can be. 'To prevent 3.0 million foreigners living in Malaysia from enjoying fuel subsidies'. Are you suggesting that 3.0 million foreigners in Malaysia (Banglas, Indons, Indians, Nepalis) are driving cars, trucks and vans? 99.9% of Banglas ride bicycles. Extremely few Banglas ride motorcycles and one Bangla in my area who married a local Malay drives an old car to run his business.
The same with the Indons and the Indian workers who work in the restaurants. Some Indons ride motorcycles and fewer of them drive cars. They all earn Minimum Wages or thereabout.
Expatriate high wage workers (engineers, consultants etc) will certainly drive cars but how many millions of those do we have in Malaysia? The FDI is taking the jalan belakang to get here and old MNCs are also moving out of the country. So exactly how many "foreigners" are you talking about? Does the gomen have statistics on car and vehicle ownership among the 3.0 million "foreigners" living inside the country? Can you share the information? Or is that a top state secret? Under OSA?
My guess is the cost of maintaining and operating this system (for sure someone is going to make money - makan DANA AWAM again) will be much higher than the savings it will generate. It is going to end up costing the taxpayers and the rakyat marhaen even more money.
And now you have to swipe your MyKad at the gas station. Can the gomen guarantee against ID theft or misuse of personal information, including the IC number?
Why do these brain d*ad people keep coming up with these brain d*ad ideas?
22 long years ago in 2003 when the m*r*n Badawi began messing with petrol and diesel prices I suggested that instead of these schemes (which all became scams) that the Badawi gomen just abolish all fuel subsidies. But you dont do it overnite in one go.
Just say that every June 30th and December 31 FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS or FOUR YEARS the petrol subsidy will be reduced by TEN SEN. Sepuluh sen. Sekupang. Or 20 sen every 12 months.
In three years or thereabouts the entire petrol and diesel subsidies can be fully removed. And when you do it in a scheduled manner, gradually every six months, TEN SEN at a time then the impact can be better absorbed and managed by the economy. The manufacturers and businesses can adjust their cost calculations accordingly. There will not be crazy price increases across the economy.
They always like to make a mountain out of a molehill. Saja buat drama bodoh. And always there will always be some clever beggars waiting at the sidelines to take advantage of the situation. Somebody will make money.
Anyway welcome to all the new tepi jalan or belakang rumah petrol dealerships that will spring up. Please do not add kerosene to the petrol ok. Asap jadi hitam and enjin kereta akan rosak.
