00:00Could working from home save the government 169 million ringgit a month?
00:05According to an environmental group, implementing work from home arrangements for half of the
00:09Klang Valley's 4.08 million workers could do just that. Rimbawatch estimated this would reduce
00:16petrol consumption by 4.51 million litres a day or 90.2 million litres a month, translating into
00:23significant savings given the current subsidy rate of 1.88 ringgit per litre. If the geopolitical
00:29climate persists or worsens, Rimbawatch said this could lead to subsidy savings of 2.03 billion
00:35ringgit over 12 months. Since the Klang Valley represents about 23% of Malaysia's workforce,
00:42nationwide adoption of WFH could potentially save up to 1 billion ringgit a month, it added.
00:47Starting April 15th, employees at government ministries, agencies, statutory bodies and
00:52government-linked companies will be allowed to WFH, while private firms are encouraged to follow
00:58amid rising fuel costs linked to the Middle East conflict. Malaysia's fuel subsidy bill is estimated
01:04at around 4 billion ringgit a month, as Putrajaya maintains the subsidized RON95 price at 1.99
01:10per litre under the Budi 95 scheme alongside targeted diesel subsidies.
01:15Dhanush Rajareza, FMT
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