'New subsidised diesel system excludes school bus, public transport'

The soon-to-be-implemented targeted subsidy for diesel will not be applied to school buses and public transport so as to avoid fare hikes, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan said.

He said the implementation of the targeted subsidy for diesel will begin when the subsidised diesel control system (SKDS) is completed in the second half of this year.

“We will try to complete the system before we...