Opposition: People won’t be able to cope
By The Star
Friday June 6, 2008

PETALING JAYA: The Government has been urged to reconsider its decision to increase the price of fuel as people spend 25% of their income on transportation.

Opposition Leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said in a statement yesterday that the Government should instead impose tax on profit made by the oil production companies.

She also urged the Government to make the Light Rail Transit system more comprehensive so that the people could rely less on private transport.

DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said the oil price hike reflects poorly on good governance, when it said there would be no changes until August.

He said the annual cash rebate would not be able to fully cushion the low- and middle-income groups from the inflationary spiral.