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Petrol Price Hike: Killer Tsunami For The Disabled - Malaysiakini
The drastic 40 percent rise in petrol price and 64 percent increase in diesel price, effective midnight, is seen as a “killer tsunami” and a “catastrophe”.
MCPXMotorists and motorcyclists will pay RM2.70 and RM2.58 for a litre of petrol and diesel respectively.Social activists, political analysts and consumer groups have their say.
Anthony Thanasayan, coordinator, Malaysians Against Discrimination of the Disabled
This is a terrible tsunami for the disabled. We have suffered enough from several fuel hikes before this. The disabled are forgotten by the government. The last fuel hike saw assistance to some groups but the disabled were forgotten.
We can only be independent if we are able to leave our house. How are we supposed to be independent if the fuel price keeps going up? Some of us have managed to get our own cars, and that’s a great. But increasing the fuel price will result in the cars becoming white elephants.
Previous hikes may be tsunamis but this one is a killer. The government will have compensate us immediately. I suggest a rebate of about RM500 for each disabled person. (Former premier) Dr Mahathir (Mohamad) was a little more considerate.
A few years ago, he waived road tax for the disabled. (Prime Minister) Abdullah (Ahmad Badawi) has to understand the disadvantages that the disabled face.
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