KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is to increase the price of the RON97 petrol blend by 15 sen to RM2.30 per litre from Dec. 1, two sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.
A formal announcement will be made later on Tuesday, one of the sources said. - REUTERS
Malaysia's government earlier this year cut subsidies on the benchmark RON95 blend, although it baulked at the wide-ranging reforms recommended by a government thinktank, fearing a voter backlash.
The government does not subsidise RON97, which is a higher octane fuel compared to the RON95.
In October, the government said its subsidy spend would be 24.9 billion ringgit in 2011 up from a planned 23.7 billion ringgit in 2010.
Malaysian inflation edged up to 2.0 percent year-on-year in October, and housing, water, electricity and fuel rose 1.4 percent from a year ago. Those items account for 21.4 percent of the CPI basket.
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