Kota Kinabalu: Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali denied the allegation that the Government had abolished gas cylinder subsidies for food outlets using more than 42kg of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
He described the claim by Warisan’s Datuk Junz Wong as “totally baseless”.
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“The State Government has no jurisdiction over LPG regulation. It’s under the purview of the Federal Government,” he said.
He pointed out that any food vendor or stall operator simply needs to apply for a Controlled Goods Permit (PBK) if their LPG usage exceeds 42kg or three cylinders.
“This requirement is in line with the Supply Control Regulations (Amendment) 2021, which came into force on Oct 15, 2021, during the previous federal administration.
“This gazetted regulation requires any party storing (using) more than 42kg of LPG at their premises to apply for a PBK, as LPG is a controlled item.
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“Those who do not store or use LPG above that limit are not subject to the PBK requirement.
“I don’t think many food outlets need to store or use more than 42kg of LPG, unless they’re running large-scale operations,” he said after officiating the Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) in conjunction with the Kaamatan Festival and Gawai Day at Pisompuruan hall, at Kg Kobuni, Inanam, Friday.
Armizan said the document Junz claimed to be a compound notice was in fact a Premises Inspection Statement – a standard document used by KPDN enforcement officers during routine inspections.
