Parents may need to fork out more for school bus services as fares are expected to go up next month. According to Amali Munif Rahmat, president of the Federation of Malaysian School Bus Operators Association, a number of school bus companies are looking to combat the rising cost of operation with an increase in their fares.
“The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the depreciation of our ringgit have been attributed for the increase. Even a piece of screw at 50 sen is charged GST. The problem is that they can’t claim taxes paid from the Customs as these companies barely reach half a million ringgit sales, as required by the government if they intend to claim,” he told The Sun.
Amali claims that some transport companies decided to maintain their current fares this year, although they had hardly enough to stay in operation. The Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD) decision to deregulate the fares in January 2016 has provided companies with the ability to set their own fares. However, any increase in fares is up to the individual company’s discretion.
This variance in rates is also dependant on the status of the residents, their requirements, and the distance to the respective schools. “Some would want their children to only board air-conditioned school buses. This would obviously cost more than others,” he said.
Amali also warned the school bus companies not to collude on any fare hikes. “They should not conspire with each other or come to an agreement to increase their fares together as it should be done individually. Otherwise, it would go against Section 4 of the Competition Act 2010, which prohibits deals between enterprises,” he stated.
For parents who employ the services of school bus companies, how much are you currently paying them to send your child to school? Do you think the impending fare hike is a justified one? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Naik lagi???!! ‘Najis’ & menteri jangan duduk buka mulut aje. Sorak hidup bangsa, hidup agama…tapi Rakyat menghadapi taraf hidup melambung tiap tiap hari..makin susah.
Up up a away! Ahmad Maslan “GST good for Rakyat” “Do 2 job”. Padan muka to the BN supporters !!!!
Lol, pandang muke juge untuk non-supporters lah. We are in the same boat. Ini Kalilah !! Ubah !! Hidup Anuar!! Hidup Mahathir !!
Why can’t the government exempt the burdensome taxes for vehicles used for school children and public transport?
Let them buy a RM100k van for RM50k. Why can’t the government do this? Why?
Proton please shut up if the tax exemption is proposed.
Semua barang naik, tp gaji kiter X naik naik
Either your job performance sucks or you need a new employer.
All kinds of excuses to raise bus fares, now petrol prices at the low side conveniently forget, just blame the foreign currency
N: Dulu kangkung naik, sekarang turun… Dulu naik coz petrol price naik, sekarang petrol turun apa pun Naik juga!!??
ahmad maslan said ” you must do 2 – 3 works to generate more RM to pay everything increasing” dont blame our gov…
i don’t believe these bus companies. everything want to increase price because of greed.
from what i see, 99% is greed and 1% is increase cost.
Funny, look at the bus number plate: CAJ! CHARGEEEEEEEEEE
Masih pakai bus yg sudah scrap tapi semua mau naek…. Juz like our gangster taxi 1 malaysia.
Bas dah buruk tapi beli mahal kena amortise 20 tahun lambat balik modal.
Kalau kerajaan kecualikan cukai untuk kenderaan perkhidmatan awam selesai masalah.
Harga kereta teksi, bas, tren semua kerajaan cukai pukul rata sebab nak melindungi Proton. Menyusahkan.
I xda anak.. x kawin lagi pun.. kesian dgn ibubapa sekarang.. sabar lah..
Dulu kata nak naik sebab harga minyak naik, sekarang dah harga dah turun berapa bulan, tak nampak pun sesiapa operator bas kata nak turunkan harga? Kalau pemandu bas BN rasa tak cukup, boleh ikut menteri mereka, kerja 2-3 kerja sehari. Sampai mampus pun tak ada orang akan hirau, bangla kan ada.
Hey Red-shirt freaks, where are you when we need you to demonstrate in front of school bus or bauxite mines?
We need a Uber for Bus, fast!
jom start Bas sekolah 1Malaysia
Kasi kroni2 mkn duet lagi… Kakakaka! Apa lagi…. Enjai la!
Sebelum PRU janji semua harga turun, lepas undies semua harga Barang Naik!
Sebelum PRU janji semua harga turun, lepas undi semua harga Barang Naik! Terbaik la Pekan!