QUOTE(marikenyo @ Aug 24 2005, 04:56 PM)
i predict a recession (yet again) even if the gov't won't admit this. the rising cost of fuel will stop us from consuming products and services.
i just wish the gov't can keep the cost of basic goods cheap even if it means to import them.
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we just don't know what the future lies. but what we should focus on today is to look and support for ways to cushion the impact of the continuous oil price increase. i think the right explanation for that is that due to the domino effect of the oil price hike, almost every product's and services' price/rate will start increasing too. though it was discovered that our country has oil reserves, we haven't really developed it yet.
i think what you are pointing out is that our lifestyle may change. we will become more frugal in spending.
90+% (i think) of our oil resources are imported. the whole nation is very dependent of this product for transport. but, in fairness our dependence on imported oil supply decreased because 90% of our electricitification project comes from geothermal energy.
for your last statement, i believe the government i already doing something about it. it's doing the best it can to maintain the price of our staple food (rice) on its usual price. it's even monitoring prices of basic goods in the public and private market since agriproducts and other commodities are exempted from the E-VAT. canned goods will be repackaged and will soon be packed in foils for us to save more.