“PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The Cabinet has not discussed any proposal to cut the BUDI95 fuel subsidy quota, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said today. He added that earlier reports quoting Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong as saying the government is looking to reduce the monthly BUDI95 allocation were inaccurate. “I understand that the original report with the inaccurate headline has been withdrawn by the media company,” Fahmi told reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting. He said Liew had since clarified his remarks and explained he was referring to a study conducted by the Economy Ministry examining fuel usage patterns among Malaysians. “The Ministry of Economy studied the levels of 300 litres, 200 litres, 150 litres and 100 litres to see how many Malaysians fall within those categories,” he said. “When it comes to the level of study, that is what has been misunderstood.” Fahmi stressed that no discussion on reducing the BUDI95 allocation took place during today’s Cabinet meeting. “Currently, we are looking into matters related to diesel and the implementation of diesel assistance using a system similar to BUDI95,” he added. He said discussions involving diesel subsidy mechanisms were still ongoing and no final decision had been made.
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