THE government is reportedly planning to cut the standard monthly entitlement for subsidised RON95 petrol under the Budi95 programme, after non-subsidised fuel prices soared again.
Sources told The Edge that the current 300-litre quota will be reduced to 200 litres per month.
Reports said the announcement is likely to be made as early as this week, and the new quota for the subsidised fuel, priced at RM1.99 per litre, is expected to take effect from April.
This means that once the 200-litre limit is exceeded, consumers will be subject to the market-determined floating price.
According to The Edge, the quota tightening is seen as a necessary fiscal move as the Ministry of Finance grapples with a subsidy bill that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently warned could hit RM24 billion this year if global crude remains above US$110 per barrel. – March 26, 2026
