Domestic trade ministry hopes to end fuel price disparity between rural, urban Sarawak
Chong handing over an operating licence to the operator of the Petronas Station at Sungai Maong Tang Yiew Foo. ― Picture by Sulok Tawie
He said the uniformity of prices can only be done if there are more stations to be set up in the rural areas. He said he has brought up the matter with Petronas Dagangan Berhad managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin this morning to get PDB to increase the supply of the petrol and diesel in the rural areas.He explained that the prices of petrol and diesel sold at the petrol stations of other oil companies are higher in the rural areas compared to those in the urban areas, but not at Petronas stations.
Chong, who is also Stampin MP, said the Pakatan Harapan federal government wants the petrol stations of all oil companies to have one set of prices for both the rural and urban centres.
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