Therefore, he said, the government still bears up to RM10 billion for diesel subsidies despite saving RM4 billion a year as a result of the retargeting exercise.

Beliau berkata meskipun berdepan pelbagai cabaran termasuk kekangan kewangan, pihaknya yakin sasaran tersebut mampu dicapai sekali gus menempatkan Selangor pada kedudukan tiga teratas di kejohanan dwitahunan itu.

Sebelum ini, PKPS menerima Anugerah Pengurusan Berkualiti kerana kejayaan cemerlang termasuk pengendalian program JER. Agensi itu turut diiktiraf Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) menerusi jualan ayam dan telur bersubsidi terbesar.

Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) deputy director-general (Management Services) Rosilawati Abu Hassan said that the market had been slightly shifted from the usual site but it was still within the stadium grounds.

The event was to celebrate Tasco’s opening of its new warehouse, which will be part of its Shah Alam hub. The new facility is one of the tallest warehouses in Malaysia, with four storeys reaching approximately 57m in height and spanning over 55,700 sq m.