Minister defends new Budi database, explains difference with Padu

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has defended the setting up of the Budi Madani database for diesel subsidy recipients, in addition to the existing Central Database Hub (Padu).

He explained that while Padu contains information on household income, targeted subsidies, such as the upcoming diesel cash aid, will be disbursed based on individual recipient data in Budi.

“The difference is that...