The Budi Madani diesel subsidy system was developed by civil servants without incurring additional costs, according to Lim Hui Ying.
Responding to Datuk Suhaimi Nasir (BN-Libaran), who inquired about the cost of developing the Budi Madani system, its procurement methods, and whether it was done through an open tender or otherwise at the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (July 15), the Deputy Finance Minister explained that no external consultants were engaged in the development of the Budi Madani system, thus rendering the question of an open tender process irrelevant.
To Suhaimi's supplementary question if the RM200 monthly Budi Madani assistance was enough, Lim said the amount was determined after a thorough study to be sufficient for most households in Malaysia.
00:00For your information, the government committed to subsidize diesel to ensure the country's economic stability by reducing the level of embezzlement activities and reducing the impact on the cost of people's livelihoods.
00:15Through this approach, the subsidization of diesel is expected to generate savings of 4 billion ringgit to the government.
00:23To ensure that the welfare of the majority of the people is continuously maintained, the civil subsidy assistance program is introduced as a platform for reimbursement of subsidies only to those in need,
00:37to reduce the cost of people's livelihoods and also play a detrimental role and facilitate the request process in connection with diesel vehicle owners,
00:49including public transport vehicles, goods transport vehicles, individual and small farmers' self-sufficiency vehicles, and small farmers' communities in Semenanjung, Malaysia,
01:03to continue to enjoy diesel subsidies through free cards under My Subsidy Diesel or cash assistance of 200 ringgit per month involving individual farmers and agri-commodity farmers.
01:16For your information, the civil farm portal was built using in-depth expertise from government officials without the use of external incentives.
01:28Therefore, the issue of open or non-open tender does not exist given the use of existing infrastructure.
01:35The current collection of information is an effort by the government to give an opportunity to those who are affected to have an easy way to collect their information so that it is not deprived of government assistance.
01:50Subsidy Diesel tender through the civil farm portal will also use all available government-related databases.
01:58In any case, to ensure that there is no deprivation, the opportunity is open to diesel vehicle owners who are eligible and target groups such as small farmers and small farmers' communities.
02:10This is to ensure that there are no eligible groups who are deprived.
02:14The registration of the civil farm is also to ensure that the applicant gives confirmation that he has met the criteria to qualify for cash assistance and receive the current bank information to ensure the transfer of credit assistance to the correct account.
02:32The information obtained through the civil farm will then be shared and integrated into the main database.
02:42The government will always monitor the current situation including the implementation of the subsidy diesel tender and if necessary, improvements from time to time will be made to ensure that eligible groups continue to receive government attention in facing the challenges of the cost of living.
