Previous blanket RON95 subsidy more prone to abuse, says PKR man
The BUDI95 programme will help curb leakages and the misappropriation of government subsidies where the previous system of blanket petrol subsidies was prone to abuse, says a PKR Youth leader.
PKR Youth executive council member Jalex Lee said the blanket price of RM2.05 per litre for RON95 had allowed small groups to exploit the system, often through systematic smuggling.
Lee said the BUDI95 programme was a decisive step forward by Putrajaya to implement meaningful fiscal reforms, while realigning government subsidies to their original purpose of being channelled to Malaysians, particularly those who need them.
He said the requirement of a MyKad to purchase RON95, coupled with the allocation of 300 litres per month, ensured that ordinary citizens would continue to benefit from the subsidies while…
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