: The removing of chicken subsidies and price controls that officially came into force on Nov 1 will bring positive returns to the people, among them being able to boost the poultry farming sector with the subsidy allocations that have been terminated being put to good use.
He said the funds could also be diverted to carry out research and development programmes in the poultry industry and assist farmers in the disease monitoring, produce better chicken and improve farming practices. Besides, she said savings of RM100 million per month as a result of ending the chicken subsidy can be channeled back to the people in various ways such as upgrading schools, roads and increasing the number of hospitals.