SHAH ALAM, April 21 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government will diversify its efforts to ensure the impact of the global energy crisis can be managed effectively for the well-being of the people, in line with current developments.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said that, to this end, the state government will focus on several economic and social aspects, particularly in helping the people and industries face the global energy crisis over the next six months to one year.
Amirudin said the first aspect is to address the effects of rising prices of goods and the cost of living, as well as to assist and ease the burden on vulnerable groups.
“The second aspect is to (help) sustain industries and economic activities that may be directly or indirectly affected by the crisis.
“The third is to explore new opportunities so that the state government has greater resilience in the future. This is to ensure that when similar crises occur again, we are able to absorb their impact, such as through the exploration of new energy sources or the use of public transportation,” he said.
He was replying to an oral question by Michelle Ng Mei Sze (PH-Subang Jaya), who asked about the impact of the conflict in West Asia on Selangor, particularly in terms of government spending, projects, and food security.
On the fourth aspect, Amirudin said the state government will enhance communication with the public so they understand that the energy crisis will have both short- and long-term impacts on the state, especially in terms of revenue collection.
“(We expect) a reduction of nearly RM100 million in state revenue recorded this year compared with the same period in 2025.
“The state government will closely examine these developments so that we can reassess whether the state’s revenue and capacity can be optimised to achieve the RM2.8 billion target (state revenue projection) as tabled in the budget,” he said.
He added that the impact of the current global energy crisis has not yet reached a critical or peak level.
“We have not actually reached the critical stage or the real tipping point because, for example, the fuel prices we are seeing now are the result of the situation from four or five months ago. We expect the real impact to be felt in September,” he said.
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