DISCUSSIONS to include Petron Fuel International Sdn Bhd (Petron) as a fuel supplier for federal government vehicles started two years ago under the previous Barisan Nasional government, said the Finance Ministry today.

In a statement, the ministry said that the move to appoint Petron was an administrative decision on operational matters and, as such, neither Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad nor Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng needed to be consulted.