The disbursement of petrol subsidies through cash handouts is an improvement over the administrative nightmare of monitoring eligibility at the pump, which itself is better than a blanket subsidy. But handouts in general may not be efficacious over the long term.

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Julian Ng, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories:  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Social Issues,  Investments

Tags:  petrol subsidy,  domestic trade ministry,  cash transfers,  B40,  universal basic income,