malaysianinsider - [..] The government's last-minute decision that the fuel subsidy will be in the form of a rebate on the road tax has most of us confounded. After all, there was a lot of information given by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi during his briefing with the media, and it'll take a while to digest the rest.
For now, the main question that many Malaysians want answered, in no fancy terms, is how to get our money back? Will it be instantaneous? Or do we have to wait weeks for the red tape to clear? What about those who've already paid their road tax? How will they claim the rebate? It's already the middle of the year. Do they still qualify?
Thankfully, the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad, stayed on after the prime minister left to clarify matters.
"Well, it starts for April (2008), right? It's applicable until March 2009," said Shahrir, adding that all Malaysians need do is claim their rebate through the post office, one of places we can all pay our road tax.
"They'll have to go back to the post office and they'll get their money back. Once pay the road tax, the post office will give you a money order (for the RM625 rebate) which you can put in your bank account," he explained.... selanjutnya.
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