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Siapakah yang untung dan siapakah yang rugi? Bayangkan kerajaan sanggup "melupakan" skandal Hottick NSC Halim Saad RM 3 biilion.

RM 3 billion ini 'diberi' percuma kepada Halim Saad tanpa banyak soal walaupun ia bersandarkan jaminan kepada saham SAHAJA. Empat Bank ber'murah' hati memberi pinjaman yang amat berisiko ini. Kini NSC sudah lingkup - harga saham tersebut sudah sifar. Skandal ini disenyapkan dengan Danaharta membeli hutang Halim Saad dengan RM4 sahaja. Secara tidak langsung dalang dilepaskan tanpa perlu bimbang bankrap dan dipertanggung-jawabkan.

Kerajaan yg sama membebel sakan bila rakyat Terengganu mendapat bayaran royalti 430 juta kini mahu menyekat wang itu pula. Kononnya kerajaan Terengganu tidak amanah. Bermacam-macam persoalan yang tidak menasabah diungkit-ungkit. Akhirnya perjanjian 1975, Akta 1974. perjanjian 1987, dan perlembagaan negara sendiri dinodai oleh Mahathir. Maka Rais Yatim pun menjilat air liur busuk Mahathir cuba menegakkan perkosaan itu dengan "sijil" undang-undang nya pula. Disebut lah perjanjian itu sebagai MOU pula. Malangnya budak sekolah pun boleh membaca perjanjian itu - jelas ditulis PERJANJIAN. Maka saya syorkan kepada Rais - bakarlah sijil anda itu - ia hanya memalukan pemegangnnya!

Yang pastinya beberapa kerat kroniputra lebih istimewa daripada satu negeri rakyat Terengganu. Rakyat dinafikan hak dengan pelbagai alasan, tetapi kroniputra dipersembahkan dengan bermacam tawaran - walaupun projeknya agak kelam. Kini ia sudah mengundang malang....

TJ ringkas:

Kerajaan M'sia menyatakan harga minyak akan dinaikkan sebanyak 9.1% atau 10sen/liter mulai Ahad ini.

Menurut Kem Kewangan, harga disel juga dinaikkan 5 sen/liter, manakala LPG 10 sen/kg

Harga minyak tanpa plumbum kini ialah RM1.10/liter Minyak berplumbum=RM1.06/lier
Disel: RM0.66/liter

Dianggarkan harga baru menyebabkan 7-9% kenaikkan.

Subsidi kerajaan meingkat dari RM228 juta 1997, RM515 juta 1998 dan RM 1.15 billion 1999.

Saturday, September 30 6:48 PM SGT

Malaysia Gasoline Price Up 10 Sen Or 9.1% Effective Sun

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--The Malaysian government Saturday said the price of retail gasoline will be increased by 9.1% or 10 sen per liter effective Sunday.

According to a statement by the Finance Ministry, the government will also increase the price of diesel by five sen per liter while liquefied petroleum gas price will be increased by 10 sen a kilogram.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said the government can no longer subsidize oil prices at current high levels, indicating that the new price for gasoline will be announced soon.

Retail gasoline prices are controlled by the government, and retailers are accorded a fixed profit margin.

Currently, the price of unleaded gasoline is fixed at MYR1.10 ringgit ($1=MYR3.80) a liter, with leaded gasoline at MYR1.06 a liter and diesel at 66 sen a liter.

The new price hike is at the higher end of analysts' expectations of a 7% to 9% price rise in retail gasoline prices.

Last Thursday, the National Economic Action Council said government subsidies for petroleum products could amount to MYR3.10 billion in 2000.

The council, which advises the government on economic policy, also said the government stands to forego revenue in taxes on petroleum products amounting to MYR4.60 billion if current prices were maintained.

NEAC said the government has been paying subsidies for petroleum products since 1996 when the subsidy amounted to MYR160 million.

The government's subsidy increased to MYR228 million in 1997, MYR515 million in 1998, and MYR1.15 billion in 1999, it added.