‘Betrayal’: Putrajaya cuts off Penang petrol station over suspected Budi Madani subsidy abuse

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Putrajaya has cut off a petrol station in Sungai Buaya, Nibong Tebal, Penang, from the Budi Madani fuel subsidy over suspected misuse that allegedly involved customers’ MyKad details being used without their knowledge.

The Finance Ministry said its checks, triggered by police reports lodged by affected recipients, found more than 1,000 manual-bypass transactions involving over 100,000 litres of petrol and more than RM270,000 in subsidies.

“Any subsidy misuse is a betrayal of the goal of targeting subsidies, even more so while the conflict in West Asia continues to disrupt global energy supply and pressure fuel prices,” the ministry said in a statement today.

It has barred the station from selling subsidised RON95 and diesel under Budi Madani.

It did not name the petrol station.

The ministry is also withholding the station’s subsidy payments, initially more than RM270,000 and subject to further adjustment.

Nine people, including the station owner and family members, have been blocked from using the Budi Madani subsidy while follow-up action is carried out.

The ministry said it is also going through the transaction records of other individuals suspected of being linked to the case, and will act against them if they are found to have abused the subsidy.

“The government will not hesitate to take firm action against any petrol station or consumer found to have breached the Budi Madani guidelines,” it said.

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吉隆坡，10 月 27 日 — 布城已切断槟城 Nibong Tebal 双溪布亚亚 (Sungai Buaya) 的一家加油站的 Budi Madani 燃油补贴，原因是涉嫌滥用客户的 MyKad 详细信息，并在客户不知情的情况下使用该加油站。

财政部表示，在受影响的收款人向警方报案后，财政部展开了检查，发现有超过 1000 笔人工绕过程序的交易，涉及超过 10 万升汽油和超过 27 万令吉的补贴。

该部今天在一份声明中表示：“任何滥用补贴的行为都背离了补贴的初衷，尤其是在西亚冲突持续扰乱全球能源供应并推高燃料价格的情况下，更是如此。”

它已禁止该加油站出售布迪·马达尼补贴的RON95汽油和柴油。

它没有说出加油站的名字。

该部门还扣留了该电视台的补贴款项，最初超过 27 万令吉，并可能进一步调整。

包括车站老板及其家人在内的九人已被禁止使用 Budi Madani 补贴，目前正在进行后续调查。

该部门表示，他们还在审查其他涉嫌与此案有关的人员的交易记录，如果发现他们滥用补贴，将对其采取行动。

“政府将毫不犹豫地对任何违反布迪马达尼准则的加油站或消费者采取严厉措施，”声明中写道。

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