Comments on: PM should seek Parliament approval on June 23 for hefty oil price increases http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/ for Malaysia Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:47:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: rainbowseahorse http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109259 rainbowseahorse Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:21:41 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109259 pjboy, I know and agree that giving out rebates via road tax renewal which can be exploited by wealthy individuals. But as pointed out somewhere, giving rebates based on income tax will not help those in the lower income group as most of them do not even have income tax return form. I think however the government tries to give back some form of rebates to the lower income, the system will be subjected to abuses in one form or another. pjboy, I know and agree that giving out rebates via road tax renewal which can be exploited by wealthy individuals. But as pointed out somewhere, giving rebates based on income tax will not help those in the lower income group as most of them do not even have income tax return form.

I think however the government tries to give back some form of rebates to the lower income, the system will be subjected to abuses in one form or another.

]]> By: pjboy http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109179 pjboy Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:15:38 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109179 The rebate system is a joke & insult to our intelligence. It is a simple & kids-play system. How do we know if the rebate do not go to the same person multiplied times? RM 625 can only buy 231 ltr petrol (or under 4 full tank for 60 ltr tank) & 242 ltr diesel (or around 3 full tank for 80 ltr tank). Furthermore, what is RM 625 to someone driving new BMW 320-series. For someone who owns 10x BMW 320-Series, will get RM 6250 rebate. As for motorbikes, the RM 150 rebate (approx. 55 ltr of fuel) will probably last them 2-3 months just to get to & fro work. The rebate system should be incorported into the personal or corporate income tax. This is so that the person who owns 10x BMW 320 do not get RM 6250 rebate & the poor guy who owns 1 kap-chai gets a better rebate than just RM 150/year. Even 10x kap chai only RM 1500, 4x less compared to RM 6250. The type of vehicle owned must be declared in the income tax form. We all know well who pays tax & who doesn't !!! So, why do those who own 10x BMW 320s & don't pay tax, get away with rebate or fuel-subsidy??? Just a an idea to explore. The current system is ridiculous & still open to smuggling of precious resource being sold illegally. The rebate system is a joke & insult to our intelligence. It is a simple & kids-play system. How do we know if the rebate do not go to the same person multiplied times?

RM 625 can only buy 231 ltr petrol (or under 4 full tank for 60 ltr tank) & 242 ltr diesel (or around 3 full tank for 80 ltr tank).

Furthermore, what is RM 625 to someone driving new BMW 320-series. For someone who owns 10x BMW 320-Series, will get RM 6250 rebate.

As for motorbikes, the RM 150 rebate (approx. 55 ltr of fuel) will probably last them 2-3 months just to get to & fro work.

The rebate system should be incorported into the personal or corporate income tax. This is so that the person who owns 10x BMW 320 do not get RM 6250 rebate & the poor guy who owns 1 kap-chai gets a better rebate than just RM 150/year. Even 10x kap chai only RM 1500, 4x less compared to RM 6250. The type of vehicle owned must be declared in the income tax form.

We all know well who pays tax & who doesn’t !!! So, why do those who own 10x BMW 320s & don’t pay tax, get away with rebate or fuel-subsidy??? Just a an idea to explore. The current system is ridiculous & still open to smuggling of precious resource being sold illegally.

]]> By: whitecoffee http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109114 whitecoffee Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:17:06 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109114 There is more than one issue here. Local and global. What if we now have a new government ? Can we solve the oil price problem? We all know the crude price is still going up, and up. Do we know who dictates, or manipulates the crude oil price? We have been very fast in protesting against the Denmark government for the cartoons. We have also in the past, demonstrated against the US, and even called for boycotts of US products. Malaysians certainly have another battle to fight. Check the oil price trend at www.wtrg.com/prices.htm There is more than one issue here. Local and global. What if we now have a new government ? Can we solve the oil price problem? We all know the crude price is still going up, and up. Do we know who dictates, or manipulates the crude oil price? We have been very fast in protesting against the Denmark government for the cartoons. We have also in the past, demonstrated against the US, and even called for boycotts of US products. Malaysians certainly have another battle to fight. Check the oil price trend at http://www.wtrg.com/prices.htm

]]> By: ReformMalaysia http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109109 ReformMalaysia Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:30:23 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-109109 ((NG Says: Yesterday at 00: 20.24 a friend of mine is a surgeon in a goverment hospital.with his monthly salary around rm 5-6k ,he got 3 childrens and his wife is a housewive. with the increase of fuel price and the chain reactions cause by it,he is going to private or migrate to singapore. he just summit his resignation today,even a guy with this monthly income is affecting by this)) now lets look at fate the group of people which the government had denied the request for minimum salary of RM1,000 recently. BEFORE FUEL INCREASE..... 2 MEALS A DAY, NO TV, NO ELECTRICITY AFTER FUEL PRICE INCREASE........ 1 MEAL IN 3 DAYS (PLAIN RICE WITH SomE VEGETABLES -CAN'T afford meat and fish) ((NG Says:
Yesterday at 00: 20.24

a friend of mine is a surgeon in a goverment hospital.with his monthly salary around rm 5-6k ,he got 3 childrens and his wife is a housewive. with the increase of fuel price and the chain reactions cause by it,he is going to private or migrate to singapore. he just summit his resignation today,even a guy with this monthly income is affecting by this))

now lets look at fate the group of people which the government had denied the request for minimum salary of RM1,000 recently.

BEFORE FUEL INCREASE…..
2 MEALS A DAY, NO TV, NO ELECTRICITY

AFTER FUEL PRICE INCREASE……..
1 MEAL IN 3 DAYS
(PLAIN RICE WITH SomE VEGETABLES -CAN’T afford meat and fish)

]]> By: rainbowseahorse http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108963 rainbowseahorse Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:59:27 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108963 Hendric1421, I think it should be "...the biggest gift from BN WHICH is making every Malaysians, regardless of race, multi-millionairs and billionairs...Just like the Indonesians!" Hendric1421, I think it should be “…the biggest gift from BN WHICH is making every Malaysians, regardless of race, multi-millionairs and billionairs…Just like the Indonesians!”

]]> By: Hendric1421 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108906 Hendric1421 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:11:49 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108906 I would like to CONGRATULATE all those who brilliantly voted for BN and that now you all got the biggest gift from BN WHICH is Inflation. Even their leaders is kind hearted and SINCERELY give tips to you all to change your lifestyle and backward it so you can be happier. WHAT A BULLSHIT... I would like to CONGRATULATE all those who brilliantly voted for BN and that now you all got the biggest gift from BN WHICH is Inflation. Even their leaders is kind hearted and SINCERELY give tips to you all to change your lifestyle and backward it so you can be happier. WHAT A BULLSHIT…

]]> By: rainbowseahorse http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108893 rainbowseahorse Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:31:39 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108893 Can’t we rakyat take our problem with our present government to the Agong? I mean, he being the protector of us rakyat and we having to respect him and all the other Sultans, TYT, etc; Does the Agong have any power AT ALL to help us Rakyat get rid of a corrupted government? Can’t we rakyat take our problem with our present government to the Agong?
I mean, he being the protector of us rakyat and we having to respect him and all the other Sultans, TYT, etc; Does the Agong have any power AT ALL to help us Rakyat get rid of a corrupted government?

]]> By: mental jog http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108850 mental jog Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:18:34 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108850 <strong>here they come…...</strong> i mean the protests and demos.  how could our PM be so stupid as to invoke god’s name and hope there will be no protests. in malaysiakini you can read news report of protests here and there, all over!   on 5 june, there were prote... here they come……

i mean the protests and demos.  how could our PM be so stupid as to invoke god’s name and hope there will be no protests. in malaysiakini you can read news report of protests here and there, all over!  
on 5 june, there were prote…

]]> By: Ronson http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108844 Ronson Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:39:07 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/05/pm-should-seek-parliament-approval-on-june-23-for-hefty-oil-price-increases/#comment-108844 Venezuelans pay a heavy price for cheap oil -23 May 08 (AlJazeera) While motorists around the world are feeling the pain at gas pumps, Venezuelan drivers are enjoying the cheapest petrol in the world. However, it's not all good news, as Al Jazeera's Lucrecia Franco explains from Caracas. http://youtube.com/watch?v=hwxXN4NM8fc Venezuelans pay a heavy price for cheap oil -23 May 08 (AlJazeera)

While motorists around the world are feeling the pain at gas pumps, Venezuelan drivers are enjoying the cheapest petrol in the world.

However, it’s not all good news, as Al Jazeera’s Lucrecia Franco explains from Caracas.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hwxXN4NM8fc

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