KUCHING — The government has agreed to expand the BUDI Madani Diesel (BUDI Diesel) eligibility transfer facility, allowing registered owners of private diesel vehicles to transfer their eligibility to any eligible actual user, effective immediately.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said previously, the transfer of eligibility was restricted to immediate family members.

“Although we announced BUDI95 (BUDI Madani RON95) at 300 litres per month on the eve of National Day on August 31, pickup and jeep owners — an issue prevalent in Sabah and Sarawak — were still voicing their grievances, so we raised the subsidised diesel limit to 400 litres per month.

“But this is the meaning of democracy — we listen. There were still some concerns, and ministers from Sabah and Sarawak raised these concerns, so in addition to last month’s announcement, the government has agreed to improve BUDI Diesel,” he said at the national-level Malaysia Day 2026 celebrations at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here last night.

In addition, Anwar said registered owners of more than one private diesel vehicle were allowed to transfer the monthly BUDI Diesel eligibility of those vehicles to a maximum of three other vehicles.

According to the Prime Minister, the transfer of monthly eligibility under the BUDI Diesel initiative is subject to an appeal application.

The celebration, themed ‘Malaysia Madani: Kesejahteraan Dinikmati’, was also attended by the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. Also present were Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.