KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended the reduction of the BUDI95 fuel quota from 300 litres to 200 litres a month, saying the move was based on actual usage data showing that most users consumed far less than the new limit.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said fewer than 1 per cent of BUDI95 users consistently consumed more than 200 litres of RON95 between October 2025 and May 2026.

"The limit was determined based on BUDI95 usage data between October 2025 and May 2026, which showed that fewer than 1 per cent of BUDI95 users consistently consumed more than 200 litres of RON95.

"On average, RON95 consumption stood at around 100 litres per month," he said in a parliamentary reply yesterday.

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