The government to date has approved 100,000 applications for cash subsidies on diesel under the Budi Madani initiative, benefiting individual diesel vehicle owners (Budi Individu) and small-scale farmers and smallholders (Budi Agri-Komoditi).
Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said the objective of targeted diesel subsidies is to provide focused assistance to eligible sectors and disadvantaged segments of the population.