No plans to slash 300-litre Budi95 quota, says Treasury

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The finance ministry affirms the scheme’s 300-litre monthly fuel quota, noting it is sufficient for the personal needs of 99.3% of motorists.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/10/28/no-plan-to-slash-300-litre-budi95-quota-says-treasury  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/10/28/tiada-rancangan-kurang-kelayakan-300-liter-budi95-kata-perbendaharaan  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:01Treasury Secretary-General Johan Mahmoud Merikan has categorically denied online rumours

00:06suggesting that the government was looking to reduce the Budi 95 fuel subsidy quota.

00:11The government has never said, nor have I said, that we will be reducing the quota or eligibility limit

00:17from 300 litres to 200 litres.

00:20Johan insisted that the quota set during the scheme's recent rollout

00:24was carried out after careful analysis of consumption patterns.

00:27As he said, it was intended to meet the genuine personal needs of Malaysians while preventing abuse.

00:32Statistically, when the government was trying to choose the level of the eligibility limit,

00:39the average consumption is only about 80 litres a month.

00:43Of course, the problem is that if you put eligibility limit at 80 litres,

00:46then you're only keeping half the population happy because it's the average.

00:51If you even bring it up to 180 litres, you already cover 0.195 cents.

00:57In fact, at 300 litres, it's estimated that we're covering 99.3%.

01:03And so that gives the comfort that at that level, it should be sufficient for almost everyone.

01:11According to Johan, fewer than 0.1% of registered motorists have exceeded the monthly cap to date,

01:18proving that the current quota meets the needs of almost all Malaysians.

01:22He said it also helps to prevent smuggling and commercial misuse,

01:26while also recognising the unique needs of lower to middle income groups,

01:30who are often required to take longer commutes to work.

01:33So we wanted to ensure, again, that 300 litres was sufficient for them.

01:37So certainly, there's no plans to reduce that 300 to 200 being considered at this time.

01:45Under Budi95, Malaysian citizens aged 16 and above who possess a valid driving licence

01:51can purchase up to 300 litres of RON95 petrol per month at the subsidised price of £1.99 per litre.

01:58Any additional fuel purchased beyond this quota will be charged at the market rate.

02:03Imran Arif, FMT

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