Petrol price up and down

PM announces reduced fuel prices

Petrol and diesel price will drop by between eight sen and 22 sen a litre from Saturday.

The price of RON97 petrol will be reduced by 15 sen to RM2.55 a litre from RM2.70, while RON92 would be 22 sen less at RM2.40, from RM2.62.

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Ask the BB

1) Do u know how the my father's pharmacy affected by recent petrol hike? These r some examples (all this happen in after the sharp increase in petrol price)

Japlo products increased 10%

Appeton range vitamins price increased 25%

Courier service now charged extra 25% for fuel surcharge

Apollo biscuit and Cadburry chocolate increase 50%

Biscuit increased 20%

Milk powder price increased 20%

Ensure milk powder price maintained, but the quantity shrank from 1kg to 900g.

CED organic range products increased about 30%

Pharmaceutical company increased their minimum order to at least RM300 before delivery

Branded medicine increased about 10-15%

Generic medicine increased about 10-20% and the list is so on.......

Workers salary seems to be insufficient, low morale, so pharmalogik have to increase their salary.

2) Now, with the reduced petrol price, would the damaging effect on the ecomony and inflation reversed? Sometimes, i can't stop to wonder if our leaders think or consider all factors b4 making a decision on a policy as their policy is going to affect a lot of people. Damn...