In a statement, the ministry said it was looking into measures to prevent the abuse of the subsidy to ensure that the needs of Malaysians were met.

“Limiting the purchase to once a day is not in line with this aim.”

The ministry was responding to several incorrect news reports that the government was restricting the sale of RON95.

The price of RON95 petrol will be lowered from RM2.05 to RM1.99 per litre for the public effective Sept 30 under the Budi Madani RON95 programme.

Citizens aged 16 and above with an active driving licence are eligible for the subsidised rate, with verification done via MyKad, the same mechanism used for the distribution of Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) aid.

Each Malaysian is entitled to 300 litres of subsidised RON95 petrol per month, although e-hailing services are exempted from this limit.

Checks for Budi95 qualification can be done online from Thursday through www.budimadani.gov.my, at Budi95 customer service centres, or on the Setel and CaltexGO apps.

Meanwhile, the government is ready to consider applications for additional subsidised petrol quota under the Budi Madani RON95 programme from farmers and traders if there is proof of their use exceeding the set quota.

In a Bernama report, finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said the current 300 litres a month is deemed adequate for daily needs, including the use of electric generators and small machines.

He was responding to feedback from several parties that the Budi Madani RON95 programme might not take into account farmers’ use of petrol in field work and for agricultural equipment such as water pumps, grass cutters and seeding machines.