The government will open the second phase of registration for the Pangkalan Data Utama (PADU) socio-economic database in preparation for the implementation of the targeted RON 95 petrol subsidy once the cabinet gives its approval […]
A person’s employment status and their number of dependents will be among the cost-of-living indicators which will be used to determine the criteria for the targeted RON 95 petrol subsidy, reported The Star. These indicators […]
As the Malaysian government considers the use of the e-wallets and the MyKad national identity card as a mechanism for implementing targeted subsidies for RON 95 petrol, data security remains a serious concern, reported The […]
The government has said it is looking at the use of MyKad (identity card, or IC) as well as e-wallets as a means to carry out targeted subsidies when the rationalisation programme for RON 95 […]
The proposed levy system for the implementation of targeted fuel subsidy mechanism for RON 95 petrol could leave out some of the poorest households from receiving aid, reported The Star. This was due to around […]
Budget 2025 saw prime minister and finance minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announce that beginning mid-2025 – which can you believe is only half a year away – subsidies for RON 95 petrol will be […]
Economy minister Rafizi Ramli said in yesterday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting that the MyKad (identity card, or IC) may be used as a mechanism for the implementation of targeted RON 95 subsidies due in mid-2025, reports […]
As announced in Budget 2025 by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, targeted subsidy for RON 95 petrol will come into place from mid-2025. The two big things left to be determined are exactly who […]
Targeted subsidy for RON 95 petrol has to be done because of subsidy leakage, which benefits groups who are not supposed to enjoy subsidies. According to second finance minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, based […]
Economy minister Rafizi Ramli has reiterated that the definition of the T15 category that will be excluded from RON 95 petrol subsidies (or will it be T10/T5, floated by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim […]
The term “T15” has been a major talking point in the wake of the government’s decision to slash RON95 petrol subsidies for the country’s top 15% of earners by the middle of next year. There’s […]
Should owners of more expensive cars be ineligible for the targeted RON 95 fuel subsidy programme? MCA president Wee Ka Siong thinks so and has called on the government to consider the eligibility for the […]
The Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM) has said a two-tiered pricing mechanism for RON 95 will have issues and is not feasible. According to association communication and media secretary Gordon Lim, petrol station operators […]
The most significant news of the recent tabling of Budget 2025 has to be the impending end to blanket subsidies for RON 95 petrol, which will be replaced by a targeted version that will come […]
The most significant news of the recent tabling of Budget 2025 has to be the impending end to blanket subsidies for RON 95 petrol, which will be replaced by a targeted version that will come […]
