Economist Prof Emeritus Dr Barjoyai Bardai said over 10 million Malaysians consumed 76 million litres of fuel daily, costing the government RM107mil per day in fuel subsidises. “Based on the current data, rationalisation of fuel subsidies is becoming increasingly unavoidable,” he said when contacted. To off-set this, Barjoyai suggested Putrajaya consider reducing the 300-litre petrol subsidy monthly quota. Reducing the monthly quota, Barjoyai said, would cut the consumption of subsidised fuel by 33% to 40% per person. He said reducing the monthly petrol quota to 180 litres would translate to RM84mil in savings a month or over RM1bil annually.

Source: The Star March 25, 2026 01:42 UTC