IPOH, July 18 — Perak Plantation, Agriculture and Food Industry Committee chairman Razman Zakaria today said that the government’s decision to not provide subsidy for pork meat...
IPOH, July 18 — Perak Plantation, Agriculture and Food Industry Committee chairman Razman Zakaria today said that the government’s decision to not provide subsidy for pork meat was because it is not considered a staple food.
“The reason why pork meat was not given subsidy, or the price was not controlled like chicken is because the food is not a staple for the whole nation. Razman was answering oral questions by Keranji assemblyman Chong Zhemin and Pasir Pinji assemblyman Howard Lee on subsidies for the pork meat following claims of price hikes.Razman said that the government has not received any complaints from pig farmers in the state on difficulties or delay in applying for assistance from the government.
“The Federal Government has provided assistance of RM300 to each farmer on a one-off basis to alleviate the feeding cost,” he said.