Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob held a live press conference today to reiterate that palm oil in 1kg polybags are still subsidised and priced at RM2.50 per pack.<br /><br />Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi had previously stated this while announcing that subsidies for bottled palm oil would be discontinued as of July 1.<br /><br />In his presser this evening, Ismail Sabri said there was a lot of confusion and allegations that the government had withdrawn all subsidies for cooking oil.
