BUDI95 Explained: Who Gets RON95 Petrol at RM1.99 a Litre
Malaysia's targeted RON95 fuel subsidy keeps petrol at RM1.99 a litre for eligible citizens. Here is how BUDI95 works, who qualifies, and the monthly quota.
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Malaysia's targeted RON95 fuel subsidy keeps petrol at RM1.99 a litre for eligible citizens. Here is how BUDI95 works, who qualifies, and the monthly quota.
Police have dismantled a diesel smuggling operation in Puchong, confiscating nearly RM1 million worth of fuel and equipment in an enforcement action targeting the misuse of government fuel subsidies.

Malaysia's BUDI MADANI Diesel programme, which implements purchase limits on subsidised fuel, is successfully deterring syndicates from exploiting subsidy gaps and smuggling diesel to neighbouring countries.

Malaysia's government is directing savings from the targeted RON95 petrol subsidy mechanism into expanded social protection programmes, food security initiatives, and business support rather than retaining funds as fiscal surplus.

Malaysia's federal civil servants' work-from-home programme has conserved 4.05 million litres of petrol and reduced subsidy expenditure by RM7.31 million, benefiting over 74,000 government employees since its April introduction.

Malaysia's 2026 fiscal deficit is projected to reach 3.6 per cent of GDP, marginally above the government's 3.5 per cent target, even after allocating an additional RM25 billion for fuel subsidies to maintain RON95 petrol at RM1.99 per litre.

Sabah's government is collaborating with the Finance Ministry to iron out implementation challenges from the targeted diesel subsidy expansion that began July 1, with a key federal-state meeting scheduled for July 17.