KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The RON95 targeted subsidy mechanism will fully utilise data from the Central Database Hub (Padu), and eligibility for the subsidy will be based on net household disposable income, said the Economy Ministry.
The ministry said as of March 31, 10.55 million people have registered their personal information in Padu.
“The system is currently in Phase 2, which involves data analysis to determine household details, reasonable expenditure, and net disposable income,” the ministry posted on the Parliament website yesterday.
The ministry was responding to Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar) on total registrations for Padu, and why Padu’s data was not utilised for targeted diesel subsidy applications.
It said steps on retargeting fuel subsidies began with the Budi Madani programme.
“The targeted diesel subsidies via Budi Madani were based on the government’s existing database. Data from Budi Madani will be integrated into Padu in stages to improve available data,” it added.
— Bernama
