KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — The government today introduced a new tiered monthly fuel subsidy system for e-hailing drivers and officially included airport taxis under its fleet card programme, in a refinement of the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) initiative.
The new measures, detailed by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), are designed to create a fairer and more inclusive subsidy implementation for drivers.
Effective from the middle of each month, full-time e-hailing drivers will be eligible for a fuel quota based on their total travel distance recorded in the previous month across all e-hailing operator (EHO) platforms.
The new tiered monthly quotas are as follows:
- Less than 2,000 km: 300 litres
- 2,000 km to 5,000 km: 600 litres (300 litres base + 300 litres additional)
- More than 5,000 km: 800 litres (300 litres base + 500 litres additional)
The ministry provided an example: if a driver travels a total of 2,100 km across two platforms, they would qualify for the 600-litre quota.
Travel distance will be calculated based on the combined distance recorded by all e-hailing operators, managed by the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) and the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP) in Sabah and Sarawak.
The ministry said the thresholds were determined based on travel data analysis and take into account unrecorded travel without passengers.
Airport taxis now eligible for fleet cards
In a related announcement, airport taxi operators may now apply for a fleet card under the Fleet Card Subsidy Programme (SKPS), managed by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN).
This allows them to receive up to 800 litres of subsidised RON95 per month, similar to the existing scheme for regular taxis.
However, airport limousines with unregulated fares are not eligible for the programme.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said in Parliament that the government would respond to report that the increased Budi95 allocation was still not adequate for some e-hailing drivers.
On Oct 13, the government had already raised the flat quota for nearly 58,000 e-hailing drivers from 300 litres to 600 litres per month.
