PETALING JAYA: The official BUDI MADANI portal has received more than 18,000 applications for an additional 100 litres of subsidised diesel quota per month from eligible owners of diesel pickup and jeep vehicles as of 10pm last night.
Finance Minister II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said that the initial implementation of BUDI MADANI Diesel (BUDI Diesel), which entered its second day, went smoothly without any technical problems.
He said that so far, more than 40,000 transactions have been recorded involving users who have taken advantage of the initiative since it was implemented on Saturday.
He said this to reporters after reviewing the initial implementation of BUDI Diesel at the Petronas NKVE Petrol Station towards Damansara.
Also present was the Secretary-General of the Treasury, Tan Sri Johan Mahmood Merican.
Amir Hamzah said that applications for additional quotas can be made online through the official BUDI MADANI portal, while individuals who need assistance can seek the services of officers at the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) offices, the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) as well as counters provided by several oil companies.
He said the government also provides facilities to transfer subsidy quotas to actual users if the registered owner of the vehicle is different from the individual using the vehicle.
“For quota transfers, it can be applied for through the same portal. We will ensure that the quota is transferred to the actual user,” he said.
According to him, after the transfer is made, verification at the petrol station will be carried out through the user’s identity card number linked to the quota in question.
“The quota will be assigned to the new user’s identity card number. So when used at a petrol station, the system will identify that the quota has been transferred.”
“However, the total quota remains based on vehicles and it can only be used by designated individuals,” he said.
He said that so far, no technical issues have been reported involving the system or petrol station operators, while the government will continue to focus on ensuring that the implementation of the initiative runs smoothly by July 1.
The initial implementation of BUDI Diesel began on Saturday in the Peninsular Malaysia with consumers enjoying subsidized diesel at a price of RM2.15 per litre for a flexible quota of up to 200 litres, before the rate is adjusted to RM2.10 per litre starting this Wednesday.
— BERRNAMA
