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18 April 2024 
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  
SUBSIDIES  
REPLIES TO QUESTIONS POSED BY AUSTRALIA1 REGARDING  
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF MALAYSIA2 
The following communication, dated and received on 16 April 2024, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Malaysia . 
 
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Malaysia appreciates the questions posed by Australia  on Malaysia's 2023 subsidy notification.  
 
4 FISHERMEN'S LIVING ALLOWANCES  
 
Question 1  
 
Could Malaysia please clarify the eligibility criteria for fishers who benefit from this 
program?  
 
Question 2  
 
Does this program provide benefits to fishers engaged in marine capture fishing?  
 
Reply  to question s 1 and 2 : 
 
The Malaysian Government provides a monthly subsistence allowance to local fishers engaged in 
marine capture fishing, who are registered with the Department of Fisheries Malaysia subject to 
rules and regulations, to ease their financial strain caused by the rising cost of living such as food 
prices and inflation.  
 
 
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1 G/SCM/Q2/MYS/29  
2 G/SCM/N/401/MYS  