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00:05 Do not exploit the diesel price hike to profit.
00:08 Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Fuzia Saleh issued this warning today,
00:13 after confirming that towing firms and concrete producers are ineligible for diesel subsidies.
00:18 Earlier, FMT reported that vehicle towing companies and concrete producers
00:22 had raised their prices since yesterday,
00:24 following the hike in the price of diesel to RM3.35 per litre from RM2.15.
00:30 Hardware store Chuan Soon Heng Sindiran Berhad had also issued a notice
00:34 informing customers of an increase in prices, citing a 25% hike in trucking charges.
00:40 Fuzia said if the companies raise their prices exorbitantly,
00:44 her ministry will take action under the Price Control and Anti-Profit-Taring Act for profit-taring.
00:49 However, the Deputy Minister said tow trucks or mixer trucks
00:52 that use prime mover truck heads are eligible for subsidies.
00:56 Sam Witra, FMT News.
00:58 (upbeat music)
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