Economy minister Rafizi Ramli previously said a dual pricing system would be introduced for RON95. Under the plan, the T15 group will no longer be eligible for subsidised fuel and will have to purchase petrol at market price.

However, See-To, who participated in a debate with Rafizi last month, said such a system would prove to be complicated and would increase the cost of managing the sale of RON95 fuel for the petrol station owners.

Instead, he suggested that the government impose a levy based on the annual amount of fuel consumed by the T15 group, a new classification introduced to refer to those in the top 15% bracket of society who earn a household income of RM13,000 or more.

“If the government has already identified those in the T15 group, why not simply impose a petrol levy on this group when they renew their road tax?

“The government could also impose a petrol levy on new petrol vehicles valued at RM300,000 and above,” See-To said in a Facebook post.

“Let’s say each vehicle in the T15 group refuels 50 litres per week, or around 2,500 litres per year – with the subsidy costing RM1 per litre. The government could then impose a petrol levy of RM2,500 per year on these vehicles’ road tax.

“If they truly belong to the T15 group or can afford to buy cars worth over RM300,000, I believe it wouldn’t be a problem for them to pay RM2,500 per year for each vehicle they own.”

He said this approach would allow RON95 fuel to continue being sold at the subsidised price at petrol stations.

See-To said another approach would be to emulate the system currently used for diesel under the Budi Madani system, where prices are floated but eligible Malaysians are compensated by monthly payments.

Last month, See-To was unveiled as social media influencer “Lim Sian See”, one of Rafizi’s fiercest critics, on the minister’s “Yang Bakar Menteri” podcast.