Government raises BUDI95 subsidy quota for e-hailing drivers to 800 litres monthly and includes airport taxis in subsidised fuel scheme.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to raise the eligibility ceiling under the BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) programme for qualified e-hailing drivers to 800 litres per month, subject to prescribed travel conditions.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government decided on this after reviewing appeals from e-hailing drivers based on their actual fuel usage.
He said that for last October, the government had provided an additional quota for active e-hailing drivers by increasing the ceiling from 300 to 600 litres per month, benefiting 58,000 drivers.
“At the same time, the government has also agreed for airport taxis to be included among vehicles eligible for subsidised RON95 under the Subsidised Petrol Control Scheme (SKPS),” he said during the Ministers’ Question Time session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Anwar was replying to a question from Syerleena Abdul Rashid (PH-Bukit Bendera) on the progress of the first month of the targeted RON95 subsidy programme’s implementation and the measures taken by the government to address issues raised, particularly concerning airport taxi drivers, e-hailing drivers and riverboat users regarding their eligibility under BUDI95.
ALSO READ: BUDI95 e-hailing driver petrol subsidy quota to increase again soon
Post Views: 1
