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16336
Tue, 08/19/2008 - 09:21
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OIL PRICE CAN GO DOWN IF WORLD PRICE REMAINS AT US$113 A BARREL
BUKIT MERTAJAM (Malaysia), Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Domestic fuel prices could go down soon of the world crude oil price remains at US$113 a barrel, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak disclosed here Monday.
"There may be good news for the people in the next one or two days. We can review the fuel prices," he said in his speech at a meet-the-people function inPermatang Tengah, here Monday.
Najib, who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman, said the people needed not wait for opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Anwar Ibrahim to become prime minister to reduce the fuel pump prices as the government coulddo the same if the world oil price was maintained at that level.
He said the government would also have other good news for the people whentabling the 2009 Budget on Aug 29. "Just wait," he added.
"The move is to lessen the people's financial burden following the rise in the cost of living," he said, adding that the people should not be influenced by promises made by the opposition which they could not guarantee would befulfilled.
"There may be good news for the people in the next one or two days. We can review the fuel prices," he said in his speech at a meet-the-people function inPermatang Tengah, here Monday.
Najib, who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman, said the people needed not wait for opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Anwar Ibrahim to become prime minister to reduce the fuel pump prices as the government coulddo the same if the world oil price was maintained at that level.
He said the government would also have other good news for the people whentabling the 2009 Budget on Aug 29. "Just wait," he added.
"The move is to lessen the people's financial burden following the rise in the cost of living," he said, adding that the people should not be influenced by promises made by the opposition which they could not guarantee would befulfilled.
