KUALA LUMPUR: The government is in the final stage of concluding eligibility criteria and implementation methods for RON95 fuel subsidies with stakeholders, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.
He said the subsidy targeting mechanism would be carefully designed to ensure the majority of eligible citizens are not affected.
"The government is also working with petrol station operators to ensure the MyKad payment system can be used at pumps once the RON95 subsidy is rolled out at the end of this month,” he told the Senate during question time on Monday.
He was responding to a supplementary question from Senator Rose Suryati Alang on the latest approach to fuel subsidies and the smoothness of implementation.
Amir Hamzah, who is also serving as the Economy Minister, stated that the government would utilise the data from the Central Database Hub (Padu) system to determine eligibility, ensuring that only those truly qualified would benefit.
"We will announce and implement this at the end of the month with assurance that eligible citizens will receive the subsidies as intended,” he added. - Bernama
