- The monthly subsidized gasoline quota will increase to 300 liters from 200 liters, while the diesel quota will rise to 400 liters from 300 liters starting Sept. 1.
- Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is using the fuel-quota increase to ease cost-of-living pressures and shore up political support after recent electoral setbacks.
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“The monthly quota for subsidized gasoline will be raised to 300 liters from the current 200-liter allocation from Sept. 1, while that on diesel will be increased to 400 liters from 300 liters, Anwar said in a speech on the eve of the country’s 69th year of independence.”