No price increase for RON95 petrol - Ahmad Maslan

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said the government will not reduce subsidy for RON95 petrol on Thursday night.

"There is no 20 sen cut in subsidy for RON95 petrol tonight as spread via the internet," he said via his Twitter account Thursday.

Social networking sites had quoted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said saying Putrajaya will raise the price of RON95 by 20 sen from Thursday night.

The market price of RON95 petrol is RM2.10 per litre.

Ahmad said compared to other countries in the world, Malaysia still provide subsidy for petrol.