Najib demands crackdown on foreigners filling up with Malaysian petrol

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 3 Apr 2022 10:37AM · 3 Comments

Former prime minister Najib Razak says something must be done about foreign drivers coming across the border and taking advantage of Malaysian fuel subsidies. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 3, 2022.

FOREIGN registered vehicles must not be allowed to take advantage of fuel subsidies that are supposed to be for Malaysians, former prime minister Najib Razak said.

According to Najib, the authorities and fuel companies must stop this abuse, especially as Malaysia reopened its borders on Friday.

“If a foreigner fills up his tank with 40 litres of RON95, the government will lose RM68.

“With the reopening of our borders, I believe the authorities and petrol stations will monitor this situation tightly,” he said in his Facebook posting, referring to a viral image of a driver from a neighbouring country filling up a vehicle with RON95 at a Malaysian petrol station.

Subsidies for RON95 and diesel are in place, capping them at RM2.05 and RM2.15 a litre respectively.

As a result of this subsidy, foreign vehicles are not allowed to buy RON95 or diesel.

However, there is no prohibition for RON97 petrol because there is no subsidy.

The retail price for RON97 this week is RM3.91.

Fuel prices have been on the rise since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.

“RON95 petrol is a protected item as it is given a high subsidy. It also breaks the law to sell RON95 to foreigners,” said Najib.

He said RON95 was the 11th cheapest price in the world, even cheaper than in some of the biggest oil producing nations.

He added that even RON97 was much cheaper than many other countries, despite the lack of subsidy.

He said that in Singapore, RON95 was S$3.02 (RM9.37) a litre, while RON97 was S$3.51. – April 3, 2022.

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  • But Najib you gave away billions of our money free to foreignersit that ok, you rotten clown.

    Posted 2 years ago by Alphonz Jayaraman · Reply

  • The law is in place but the enforcement is weak. This is a result of many years of undermining the civil service with special privileges and rampant corruption thanks to BN government and the kleptocracy and cronyism propagated for decades.

    Posted 2 years ago by Loyal Malaysian · Reply

  • Its really funny for a thief to be talking in such tone you are a man of no principal Najib

    Posted 2 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply