"Turns out many people don't know how to apply for 300 litres Budi95 petrol subsidy.... The way to do it is to go to the Budi95 website and apply," reads parts of a Malay-language Facebook post shared on April 7, 2026.
The post features a screenshot of a Google search result for the official Budi95 subsidy website (archived link).
Malaysia heavily subsidises fuel, with eligible citizens paying just 1.99 ringgit (US$0.49) per litre of unleaded petrol under the Budi95 scheme (archived links here and here).
However, with global crude prices soaring and the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed following the war in the Middle East that was started by joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the quota for subsidised fuel would be reduced from 300 litres (79 gallons) to 200 litres per month from April 1 (archived here and here).
Similar claims about applying for an additional subsidy quota also surfaced elsewhere on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Meanwhile, other posts claimed the subsidised petrol quota had been reduced to let Singaporean citizens buy the cheaper fuel from Malaysia. The post, shared on Facebook on April 5, features a news graphic with an image of Transport Minister Anthony Loke and Malay-language text reading: "Singapore driving licence holders eligible to apply for BUDI95 from tomorrow - Loke."
The same news graphic was shared alongside similar claims elsewhere on Facebook.
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