KUALA LUMPUR: The government will not burden the people by adjusting the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) quota based on income levels, says Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican.
He said the government's main concern right now is to analyse the data gathered from the start of the Budi95 programme to see its success.
"Let's analyse the data first to look for unusual utilisation before we look at changing parameters.
"It has been a major change for the country so we do not want to tweak with it too much in the short term," he said during a fireside chat session entitled "Balancing growth, fiscal and the global" at the CGS International 18th Annual Malaysia Corporate Day 2026 on Wednesday (Jan 7).
On the Budi95 quota of 300 litres, Johan Mahmood said government data showed that the average consumption is about 83 litres per month, and 90% of those eligible for Budi95 used less than 200 litres per month.
He said that the government would not be implementing a more targeted subsidy programme based on income class despite proposals for a more precise mechanism.
"Let's focus on removing leakages from either foreigner (consumption) or companies using subsidised fuel and allow more Malaysian to use Budi95 rather than engaging in a long debate.
"Whether we should come up with a tiered mechanism, maybe people earning more than RM20,000 should no longer benefit – that is not on the table at the moment, " he said. – Bernama
