The government has announced that it will increase the fuel allocation for full-time e-hailing drivers under the BUDI95 initiative to 800 litres per month, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.
Anwar, who is also finance minister, told the Dewan Rakyat that the revised fuel quota translates to roughly 5,000km of travel and will be subject to certain conditions.
On Oct 13, the government had announced an increase in the BUDI95 eligibility ceiling for full-time e-hailing drivers to 600 litres per month, from 300 litres previously, benefiting nearly 58,000 e-hailing drivers.
Last night, Treasury secretary-general Johan Mahmood Merican said that the government would announce a further quota increase for full-time e-hailing drivers after taking into account appeals from the drivers as well as fuel usage data submitted by e-hailing service providers.
MORE TO COME
