Perbelanjaan subsidi kerajaan turun 40% kepada RM23 bilion pada 2025
Perbelanjaan subsidi minyak berkurangan hampir separuh tahun lalu, tetapi pemberian kebajikan dan bantuan meningkat 380.8% kepada RM20.36 bilion pada 2025.
The Malaysian government's subsidy spending for the previous year dropped 40.1% to RM23.43 billion from RM39.10 billion in 2024, according to a report by the National Auditor 2/2026 on the 2025 federal government financial statement. The RM15.67 billion decrease was mainly due to a sharp fall in global crude oil prices to USD69.053 per barrel from USD80.818 per barrel in 2024, and the launch of initiatives to reduce subsidies on diesel and petrol.
Diesel subsidies fell by 48.2% to RM5.98 billion from RM11.54 billion, while petrol subsidies fell by 46.5% to RM10.51 billion. The report also showed that subsidies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fell by 29.1% to RM2.63 billion from RM3.71 billion. Meanwhile, spending on welfare and assistance to individuals, families and communities increased by 380.8% to RM20.36 billion in 2025 from RM4.24 billion in 2024.
This was mainly due to the distribution of the Basic Assistance Fund (SARA), Cash Assistance Fund (STR), the Subsidy for the Better Life (Budi Madani) program, and operations costs for STR.
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