The Finance Ministry (MOF) and the Land Public Transport Agency (APD) will finalise the additional fuel litres cap eligibility application for e-hailing drivers under the BUDI95 subsidy this week. As of now, e-hailing drivers are exempted from the capped 300 litres for the subsidised fuel.
According to Senior Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Tunku Nashrul Abaidah, the eligibility for the extra allocation will be decided after coordination with e-hailing service providers (EHOs) to identify eligible drivers. He also added that the government is considering extending subsidised fuel eligibility to boat operators, especially in Sabah and Sarawak.
Meanwhile, Tunku Nashrul said the government has set an unsubsidised retail price of RON95 petrol at RM2.60 per litre for October, but BUDI95 recipients will enjoy the subsidised price of RM1.99 per litre. The BUDI95 initiative began last Saturday (27 September) for 300,000 Armed Forces and police personnel, and on Sunday (28 September) for five million Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients, before rolling out to 16 million eligible Malaysians yesterday (30 September).
To recap, to be eligible for the subsidy one needs to have a MyKad and a valid driving licence. People can also purchase the subsidised fuel through petrol station applications. Additionally, it can also be bought through TNG eWallet, which can be used in all the petrol stations.
All of these applications require a simple registration process and, once it is set, people do not have to go to the counter to purchase the subsidised fuel. With the subsidised price and 300 litres provided, an individual can save RM183 on fuel when compared to the unsubsidised fuel price at RM2.60.
(Source: Malay Mail)
