---
title: "Fuel prices in Malaysia will go up in January 2017; 70% of old fuel subsidy system went to the rich, not poor"
url: https://trump24h.com/309544/fuel-prices-malaysia-will-go-january-2017-70-old-fuel-subsidy-system-went-rich-not-poor/
description: "Fuel prices in Malaysia will go up for January 2017 due to the increase in the price of crude oil, as well as weak ringgit forex against the US dollar. Fuel subsidy? It."
published: 2026-08-10
updated: 2026-08-10
---

# Fuel prices in Malaysia will go up in January 2017; 70% of old fuel subsidy system went to the rich, not poor

Published 2026-08-10

SAT 07 JAN 2017 · 03:14 · [DETROIT NEWSPAPERS](https://trump24h.com/category/detroit-newspapers.html)

Paul Tan's Automotive News · [paultan.org](https://paultan.org/)

> “Fuel prices in Malaysia will go up for January 2017 due to the increase in the price of crude oil, as well as weak ringgit forex against the US dollar. Fuel subsidy? It was discontinued because it benefitted the rich more than it did the poor. Full story here.”

## Source

Paul Tan's Automotive News

[Read it at paultan.org](https://paultan.org/) — opens the publisher’s own site

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