KOTA KINABALU, June 15 — Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali has again urged goods and public land transport companies in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan to register immediately under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS) to enjoy the diesel subsidy benefits.
He said registration would enable eligible companies to receive fleet cards and enjoy subsidised diesel rates of RM2.15 per litre for goods transportation and RM1.88 per litre for public land transport operators.
Armizan said applications for the SKDS for the goods transport sector were extended to Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan on May 4.
“The mandatory use of SKDS fleet cards to obtain diesel subsidies for the goods and public land transport sectors will be enforced on a date to be announced later. Therefore, companies in both sectors are urged to register under SKDS as soon as possible.
“This is important to ensure that vehicles listed under the 33 eligible vehicle categories continue to receive subsidised diesel,” he told reporters after presenting the Petronas Fleet Card SmartPay to several companies that had obtained SKDS approval here today.
According to Armizan, a total of 8,060 companies across Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan had registered under SKDS, involving 29,631 vehicles, as of June 14.
He stressed that transport operators should take advantage of the registration process to avoid having to purchase diesel at market prices.
On a related matter, the minister said SKDS was introduced to address diesel subsidy leakages through a digital monitoring and enforcement mechanism.
“The fleet card system under SKDS is designed to ensure that diesel subsidies fully benefit the targeted recipients.
“It is also part of efforts to curb subsidy leakages through smuggling, abuse and misuse of subsidised diesel by foreign nationals and undocumented migrants,” he said.
Details on eligible vehicle categories and SKDS registration can be found on the MySubsidi portal at https://mysubsidi.kpdn.gov.my. — Bernama
