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A petrol station employee was left speechless after a customer assumed the new BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) programme entitled her to free petrol
In a Threads post this week, user @bobman12_ shared the amusing encounter, which has since gone viral, highlighting the confusion among some Malaysians regarding the new subsidy scheme..
According to his post, a woman approached the counter asking to refuel RM50 worth of petrol and attempted to "claim BUDI95".
However, when the cashier asked for payment, the woman said she thought RON95 was free, likely confusing it with the recent RM100 grocery credit aid under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) programme.
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Image via New Straits TimesBelow is the conversation the cashier had with the customer:
Customer: "Dik, I want to claim BUDI95, can I?"
Me: "Okay, miss, you can. How much do you want to fill?"
Customer: "Fill RM50 for me, it gets deducted from the IC at the same time, right?"
Me: "Yes, that's right. Okay, I've set it to RM50. Do you want to pay by cash or e-wallet?"
Customer: "Huh? I have to pay? Isn't it deducted from the IC? In that case, never mind. I don't have money right now, I haven't received my salary!"
The cashier expressed frustration, saying it was unfair for staff to bear the brunt when it was the customer who misunderstood what a subsidy means.
"She had the nerve to blame me, the cashier, because she couldn't claim it like SARA. This is a subsidy! Doesn't she know what a subsidy means?" he asked.
At the time of writing, the post has garnered over 2,200 likes
While the post began as a petrol station employee's anecdote about the BUDI95 rollout, many commenters asked for more details on the subsidy framework, suggesting the public is still unclear about how it works.
"Hey, forgive me, I'm not up to date. So does this mean if you use BUDI95, you still have to pay? Or how does it work? I don't understand," read a top comment.
Others sought clarification on how the subsidy is claimed at petrol stations, asking whether MyKad or a driving licence is required, and if petrol can be purchased by the litre instead of a fixed ringgit amount.
