Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced a revised quota for full-time e-hailing and airport taxi drivers as part of the BUDI Madani RON95 (BUDI95) petrol subsidy programme, who will now receive a monthly quota of 800 litres, up from the 600 litres e-hailing drivers were previously eligible for.
The new 800L quota marks the second increase this year for full-time e-hailing drivers. Airport taxi drivers, meanwhile, are a new addition to the Subsidised Petrol Control Scheme (SKPS). As reported by Malay Mail, Anwar said that the quota was revised after receiving feedback that the amount was still inadequate for drivers, adding that the new 800L quota of subsidised RON95 petrol is equivalent to a monthly travel distance of about 5,000 km.
The government has already previously raised the BUDI95 subsidy allocation for e-hailing drivers from 300L to 600L per month on October 13, 2025, which benefited nearly 58,000 drivers. Treasury Secretary-General Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican stated at the time that the quota revision was a result of drivers’ appeals and fuel usage data from e-hailing service providers.
For general road users, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently released its first-month statistics for the BUDI95 programme, which showed that only 0.6% of private users exceeded the monthly quota of 300 litres. The data also revealed that 1.33 billion litres of subsidised RON95 fuel were purchased, saving Malaysians over RM800 million.
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The report added that, on average, Malaysians consumed 98.2 litres of RON95 petrol in the first month, or approximately RM195 in fuel costs per person after subsidies. This translates to savings of approximately RM60 compared to fuelling up with unsubsidised RON95 at RM2.60 per litre at the time of writing.
If you’re concerned that 300L of subsidised RON95 petrol is not enough, we’ve calculated using some of the most popular car models in Malaysia to see just how much range that quota can realistically cover. You can read our full breakdown here.
