Kenaikan 15 sen petrol dan diesel yang berkuat kuasa 1 November bukan saja membebankan pengguna malah akan dijadikan alasan pihak tertentu menaikkan harga barang, kata Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia (MTUC).
Setiausaha Agung MTUC N.Gopal Kishnam berkata pihaknya berharap kerajaan akan memperkenalkan pelan konstruktif yang lebih menarik untuk menangani kos sara hidup, bukannya menyemak semula subsidi dan membenarkan kenaikan harga minyak.
Sehubungan itu, katanya MTUC mendesak kerajaan melindungi harga petrol dan diesel dengan mensubsidinya menggunakan wang kutipan GST yang dilaporkan berjumlah RM30 bilion setakat 19 Oktober, 2016.
Jumlah itu diumumkan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak ketika membentangkan Bajet 2017 Oktober lalu.
“MTUC percaya kenaikan itu berkait dengan dasar kerajaan untuk penstrukturan semula subsidi. Kenaikan harga petrol dan diesel juga bukan langkah praktikal kerana ia menyebabkan kesan negatif kepada hidup rakyat,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Harga minyak bagi November naik 15 sen dan dipercayai tertinggi setakat ini bagi 2016, malah harganya lebih tinggi berbanding pada Januari iaitu RM1.85 (RON95), RM2.25 (RON97) dan RM1.60 (diesel).
“Kenaikan itu tidak patut kerana ia akan menambah beban rakyat yang berdepan kesukaran dalam menghadapi peningkatan kos sara hidup,” katanya.
Harga runcit baharu bagi RON95 berkuatkuasa 1 November ialah RM1.95 seliter manakala RON97 (RM2.30 seliter), diesel pula RM1.90 seliter.
Harga runcit petrol sepanjang Oktober bagi RON95 ialah RM1.80 seliter, RON97 (RM2.15) dan diesel (RM1.75).
N.Gopal Kishnam berkata kerajaan perlu memperkenalkan pelan konstruktif untuk menangani kos sara hidup, bukannya menyemak semula subsidi dan membenarkan kenaikan harga minyak.
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MTUC Disappointed, Urges Federal Government to Review Petrol Price Hike
Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is disappointed with the price hike of petrol and diesel, which increased 15 cents, where it is believed that the increase is highest this year. As all of us knew, the current price is higher than January prices of RM1.85 (RON95), RM2.25 (RON97) and RM1.60 (diesel).
MTUC believes that the increase is related with government's policy of subsidy restructure. MTUC is also believes that the price increase of petrol and diesel is not a practical move as it would contribute towards negative consequences on people life.
Therefore, MTUC strongly views that the increase is not justified as it would further burden the rakyat, who are facing serious rising cost of living. Various parties will take opportunity to increase price of goods.
Rather than revising the subsidy and allow the price of fuel to go up, MTUC is hope that the Federal Government will introduce attractive and constructive plans to overcome the cost of living. This is also the people's hope.
As such, we want the government to cushion the petrol and diesel prices by subsidising them accordingly. This includes using GST collections, which reported RM30 billion as at October 19, 2016. This was announced by the Prime Minister when tabling the Budget 2017 on 23 October 2016.
N.Gopal Kishnam
Secretary General
Secretary General