Malaysia

Unsubsidised petrol prices drop 30 sen as govt maintains RON95 at RM1.99

Unsubsidised RON97 and RON95 prices will fall to RM4.80 and RM4.32 per litre respectively from Oct 22

Updated 4 seconds ago · Published on 21 Oct 2026 8:12PM

Unsubsidised petrol prices drop 30 sen as govt maintains RON95 at RM1.99
Eligible Malaysians remain protected by subsidised rates of RM1.99 for RON95 and RM2.10 for diesel despite global oil prices staying above US$100 a barrel - October 21, 2026

UNSUBSIDISED petrol prices will fall by 30 sen per litre from Thursday, while eligible Malaysians will continue paying RM1.99 for RON95 and RM2.10 for diesel under the government's subsidy programmes.

The Finance Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday, said unsubsidised RON97 would drop to RM4.80 per litre from RM5.10, while unsubsidised RON95 would decline to RM4.32 from RM4.62 for the period from Oct 22 to 28.

Unsubsidised diesel will fall by 10 sen to RM5.07 per litre from RM5.17.

Under the BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) programme, eligible recipients will continue to pay RM1.99 per litre, with the government covering RM2.33 per litre against the unsubsidised price of RM4.32.

Eligible BUDI MADANI Diesel recipients will continue paying RM2.10 per litre, with a government subsidy of RM2.97 against the unsubsidised price of RM5.07.

Subsidised prices under the Subsidised Petrol Control System and Subsidised Diesel Control System will also remain unchanged at RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre respectively. - October 21, 2026

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