KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 The technology industry should be exempted from the electricity tariff hike to protect consumers and maintain competitiveness, said the National Tech.
PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya’s new electricity tariff hike could pose a burden to big businesses and could reduce potential foreign direct investment in the country, says Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman.
PETALING JAYA: The proposed electricity tariff hike that is aimed at multinationals and large export-oriented companies is a good step towards implementing fairer targeted subsidies, said economists, who added the move is necessary for the government to reduce looming inflation.
Dynamic pricing formula: Electricity and gas prices can now be adjusted without a public hearing after the cabinet yesterday amended a law, paving the way for introducing dynamic energy pricing in Bangladesh.
In his medium-term budget, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana committed to servicing some of Eskom’s debt of over R400 billion but has not definitively said how much.