Companies cannot instruct their employees to refuel company-owned vehicles with the Budi Madani RON 95 (Budi95) targeted subsidy assistance, communications minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has said, reported Bernama.
In the event that such an instruction is given, employees can lodge a report with the ministry of domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN) or inform the relevant authorities for further action, he said.
“That is wrong. So if any employee is instructed by the company to fill the company’s vehicle, a company-owned vehicle for that purpose, they can file a report with KPDN or inform the relevant authorities to take action,” Fahmi said.
The communications minister made the remarks when commenting on a viral video which allegedly depicted a courier company employee filling petrol for their employer’s vehicle using the Budi95 targeted subsidy assistance, according to the report.
“I have reviewed a viral video involving a courier company recently, and I have asked the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to contact the chief executive officer of that courier company because courier companies receive their licence from MCMC,” Fahmi said.
“The CEO of the courier company admitted that they have a fleet card, and the employee has since taken down the content, and the courier company informed MCMC that the employee has apologised,” the communications minister continued.
Fahmi had subsequently announced that he has been in contact with the ministry of finance and the Association of Malaysian Express Carriers (AMEC) to review a suitable aid mechanism for express delivery company staff, in particular for those in the gig economy sector.
“We know there are two categories [of delivery workers]; those who work permanently with the company, for whom the delivery company will provide a fleet card, but if they are gig workers, in that aspect the ministry of finance is currently reviewing the possibility of them being included as part of the gig workers who receive the Budi95 quota,” Fahmi said.
With the latest fuel price update issued yesterday, the ministry of finance has reiterated that the non-subsidised price of RON95 petrol will continue at RM2.60 per litre for the month of October 2025, and Malaysians with a valid driving licence eligible for the Budi Madani RON 95 (Budi95) programme will be able to buy RON95 petrol at RM1.99 per litre, at a monthly quota of 300 litres.
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