RON95 subsidy based on vehicle registration, not citizenship

Описание: Malaysians driving foreign-registered vehicles are not allowed to buy RON95 petrol as the fuel subsidy is linked to vehicle registration, not the driver's nationality.

Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry enforcement director-general Datuk Seri Azman Adam said the restriction was part of Malaysia's long-standing fuel subsidy control framework, which was aimed at preventing leakages, particularly in border states where price differentials made smuggling and arbitrage lucrative.

Azman added that the restriction addressed operational challenges at petrol stations, where verifying the identity of drivers could be difficult, especially with third-party apps.

Petrol station operators said allowing Malaysians in foreign-registered vehicles to pump RON95 would require real-time identity verification, which was operationally impractical, costly and vulnerable to abuse, especially at high-volume petrol stations.

This policy ensures consistency in enforcement, preventing disputes at petrol stations and reducing the burden on operators, who are not authorised to verify citizenship documents.

The government has stressed that the measure against foreign-registered vehicles was not discriminatory, but a necessary safeguard to protect public funds, with fuel subsidies costing billions of ringgit annually.


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