More than 75% Malaysians plunge into hardship

Since the beginning of this year my meter had been changed twice. Since then my electricity bill had shot up double. Come tomorrow I am expected to pay another extra 7% more.

This is done so that UMNO have enough money to pay the Election Officers, Government Servants, AG, Police, Army, Special Force, Sultans and more illegal migrates to cheat in the coming 13^th General Election. For the past few months Najib had been going around to this and that country to borrow money using development as the excuse but in actual fact needing money to ruin this country.

Every time the UMNO Government is in dire need of cash, they milk us dry.

The fool that claimed 75% of consumers use less than 300 kWh is in the bracket of 2% who have benefited much from corruption. The balance 23% are the poor, homeless and those who have not enjoy the luxury of having electricity.

75% Malaysians are cursing that they have to sacrifice more so that the 2% gold diggers can continue to enjoy their luxury life style.

There is a desperate NEED TO KICK THE UMNO GOVERNMENT OUT to expose the TRUTH.

In the meantime, I propose a new logo for TNB.

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The Star Report:

PUTRAJAYA: Electricity will cost more by 7.12% from tomorrow in Peninsular Malaysia.

With the new tariff, the average rate for electricity is now 33.54 sen per kilowatt hour (kWh) from the previous 31.31 sen.

The new rate, however, will not affect 75% of domestic users whose consumption is less than 300kWh per month.

“These consumers will enjoy the old rate at between 21.8 sen per kWh and 33.4 sen.

The increase came about due to the rise in gas tariff by RM3, from RM10.70 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) to RM13.70.

The gas tariff will increase every six months starting tomorrow to December 2015 and will be adjusted to the market rate beginning 2016 when the price will be fully floated.

In announcing the increase, Energy, Green Technology and WaterMinister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui said the Government would continue to look after the welfare of low income earners who need not pay more for electricity if it was lower than RM20 a month until the end of the year.

“The Government is expected to incur RM122mil a year to provide free power supply to 900,000 consumers in Peninsula Malaysia.

“Consumers using between 301kWh and 1,000kWh a month about 1.51 million domestic users will experience an increase in their monthly electricity bill of between RM0.07 and RM30.30,” he said at a joint press conference here with Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop yesterday.

In June 2008, the electricity tariff was increased by 24% after a revision in gas price from RM6.40 per MMBtu to RM14.31 and coal price was then set at US$75 per tonne.

Chin said low voltage commercial users such as retailers, shopowners and small restaurant operators, whose usage did not exceed 200kWh would, experience a maximum increase of 6.2% or RM4.60 a month due to the new rates while low voltage industrial users such as small-scale food processing companies using less than 200kWh would see their electricity bills go up by a maximum of 6% or RM4 a month.

On the gas tariff, Nor Mohamed said in spite of the increase, the Government and Petronas were still bearing subsidies estimated at RM25.64bil this year.

“The new price is still competitive compared to the market rate of alternative energy such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and Medium Fuel Oil, which has risen from US$37.05 per barrel to US$93.90,” he said, adding that the decision would not affect local industry competitiveness in the long term.