Diesel down 75 sen, unsubsidised petrol drops 25 sen

Diesel down 75 sen, unsubsidised petrol drops 25 sen

Published: Apr 15, 2026 8:32 PM

Updated: 10:32 PM

The government has announced cuts across all retail fuel prices, with diesel in Peninsular Malaysia falling by 75 sen per litre - three times the reduction applied to unsubsidised petrol grades in the same weekly adjustment.

From April 16 to April 22, diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will be priced at RM5.97 per litre, down from RM6.72.

Non-subsidised petrol prices have also been revised downward. RON95 will fall 25 sen to RM4.02 per litre, whilst RON97 drops by the same margin to RM5.10 per litre.


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In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said that the reductions follow declining international market prices and apply according to the government’s automatic pricing mechanism.

Separately, the ministry also unveiled an increase to the Budi Diesel cash assistance, raising the monthly payment to RM400 for approximately 350,000 recipients under the Budi Individu and Budi Agri-Komoditi programmes, which adds RM35 million to the monthly outlay.

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This is the second such increase, following a rise from RM200 to RM300 in March 2026.

Under the targeted subsidy framework, RON95 petrol under the Budi95 programme remains priced at RM1.99 per litre, while diesel in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan remains at RM2.15 per litre.

“In addition, the Fertiliser Incentive Rate for Farmers for the 2026 planting season has been raised from RM160 to RM300 per hectare, involving an additional allocation of approximately RM40 million and benefitting nearly 200,000 paddy farmers to help the agro-food sector manage rising input costs.

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“Overall, the government is estimated to bear approximately RM7 billion per month based on current prices.

“The RON95 subsidy has increased from approximately RM300 million per month before the conflict to approximately RM4 billion per month, whilst the diesel subsidy has surged from approximately RM400 million to approximately RM3 billion per month,” the ministry said.