1 US Gallon = 3.785 litres.
US2.25/3.785 = US0.59 per litre.
Forex rate RM3.50 to 1USD,
US0.59 X RM3.50 = RM2.08 per litre.
This is the price of Regular RN92 being sold at the above gas station and that gasoline sold in oil-importing America is taxed and non-subsidized.
The price of SUBSIDISED Regular RON92 sold in an oil-exporting nation, namely Malaysia, is RM2.20 per litre.
Free Market Price, at abovementioned gas station: RM2.08 per litre
30 sen SUBSIDY, non-taxed, sold at Malaysian gas station: RM2.20 per litre
Strange, isn't it?
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