Eight highways in the country, including the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) and the Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS), will be entitled to increase its toll rates come next year. This also includes highways operated by PLUS Malaysia Bhd, which had earlier decided to put off such a move until 2016.
According to Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof, the Government has already prepared an allocation amounting to RM593.32 million as compensation for the highway concessionaries, should they be denied any toll rate hike. “I’m not deciding on whether there will be an increase or not. Those entitled to receive hikes for 2016 are eight highways,” Fadillah told Parliament, as reported by The Malay Mail.
The eight highways along with their respective entitled compensations are as follows:
- North-South Expressway (NSE) – RM214 million
- Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (MSSL) – RM8.24 million
- ELITE Highway – RM79.44 million
- Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) – RM3.11 million
- Seremban-Port Dickson Highway – RM1.95 million
- KESAS Highway – RM92.8 million
- Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) – RM185.89 million
- North Klang Straits Bypass Expressway – RM7.85 million
In October, a total of 18 highways increased toll fares, resulting in Class 1 passenger vehicles having to pay between 20 sen to RM2.30 more than before. Despite the price hikes, the government paid RM510 million in compensation to concessionaires for the Jan-Oct 15 period, because toll rates should have been raised in January. Without the toll fare increase, next year’s bill would amount to RM1.6 billion.
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meaning they can increase toll again next year? :O
Kerajaan anda, hukum anda puas puas. Masih lagi nak undi BN ke?
Ingat, musuh anda bukan kaum lain, tetapi kerajaan anda sendiri.
Tahun ini, kerajaan Malaysia akan untung tax paling tinggi sejarah Malaysia 50 tahun.
Dari GST sahaja, Kerajaan sudah pungut RM50 billion dalam 6 bulan. Itu GST sahaja. Belum kira income tax, corporate tax, eksais and duty, investments by EPF, Khazanah, PNB etc etc.
Tahun ini, kerajaan Malaysia akan untung beratus billion lebih berbanding tahun sebelum ini.
Tapi, kerajaan masih nak hantam orang bangsa dia sendiri!
Sebenarnya kerajaan kita sungguh bertimbang rasa:
GST = nak kalian jimat dan tidak membazir …
TPPA = nak kalian tutup kedai dan sokong barang2 murah dari negara maju lain …
Each and every toll company is owned by UMNO through various GLCs and EPF, Khazanak, PNB, Ministry of Finance etc
So, every single toll concessionaire is actually the Government. If the Government cared for the rakyat, they won’t do this to the rakyat.
Malaysia is the only country in the world where 1KM of highway cost over RM100 million to build (house and land acquisition is separate and makes the figure even higher)
This is despite we using super cheap Bangladeshi labour to build road.
The Concessionaire (the Government) lie that they have coughed out so much so they need over RM100 million compensation plus 50 year toll contract that can increase every few years.
Please lah Government of Malaysia, pls don’t cheat the rakyat even more
Why is toll getting higher and higher? Very simple. It is because of Songlapping.
One man can songlap RM2.6 billion is just one news we know. What about the other times he songlap that we don’t know about? I think it runs to hundreds of billions.
Taib songlap US$20 billion (RM84 billion) also nothing happen to him. Infact he was rewarded for his songlap and made Governor and given a Tunship.
What about the songlaps by the other Menteri and Government officials?
It all runs to hundreds of billions per annum the Songlap.
This is why we get higher tolls every year. Our guardians are more interested in Songlap than fighting for the rakyat to get lower tolls and abolish the unfair contracts the concessionaires have.
Well said, but…
If we wanna make an impact, we should find a way to let your message reach each and every of the intended recipient. Not everyone is Paultan blog reader.
Apa raaa….sudah kasi permisi mau naik tol..kasi naik ajer laa..kalau tak mo naik..takkan nak minta kerajaan bayar compensation.
syukur lah, u all need to pay so little increment
we have to fork out so much money to maintain the highway, wages for the workers and also ensuring the motorists are safe on our highways
dont bash us blindly, u will vomit blood if u see our operating costs
just appreciate that you have good highways in malaysia
afterall malaysia is known for its quality highway thanks to ppl like us managing them well
peace out!
Every day same shocking storied to rakyat.it’s people friendly govt…..yukkkkkkkkkkk
They have develop this country on wrong way in all aspects.
Well done ….. that’s the way to go for high income nation ….. every other day price in increase while normal man on the street their salary stays the same and/or lose their jobs due to economic slowdown. Malaysia Boleh
Why are we OK and stop making noise when Government compensate these toll companies? Those are our tax money! Even more so for those who pay tax but don’t use toll roads (east coast, Sabah/Sarawak), why no noise?
Apa lagi.??..selalu naik saja–tak pernah turun!
Bursa saham pun ada naik & turun–ini naik saja tanpa batasan- pocket sendiri penuh tanpa hiraukan rakyat jelata..yang sign kontrak jgn sign buta2..ingat, gaji engkau kita yang bagi..faham?
Peanuts as compared to the billions of GST collected.
Believe me BN will be in power again come GE because our opposition parties are hopeless and some people would rather vote the current govt due to fear of losing racial privilaged to a minority. Supposedly. So prepared to be screwed over toll hikes. Sorry for being political in this car blog.
When paying toll concessionaires, bukan main efficient. But when paying back GST claims to businesses, all like kayu.
Lets enjoy with everything naik I am happy always keep on naik lets the stupid people who vote the umno bn suffers cause their hard own living had to pay for. Especially orang kampong people lets celebrate .
I thought LDP just increase RM0.50 in Oct? why are they entitled to increase again?
sohai government got calculate how much these tolls rip from the motorist? even after their concession ends, they will appeal to extend it.
have not we hear enough of this tol concession?
they are bailing out the debt fiasco..
seriously, any +ve thing that current G can do?