We may see less of the sudden and widespread hikes in toll rates – as experienced last month – in the future, if the latest report from Bernama rings true.
According to the national news agency, the government has revised the terms of its agreement with highway concessionaires with regards to toll rates, with works minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof claiming that it has abolished one of the terms present in the previous agreement – namely the automatic increase in toll rates.
“When there is an application from the concessionaire to increase the toll rate, we will check and study the company’s statements, whether they had achieved the estimated traffic flow along the highway in the area,” he said. “If the traffic flow reached the estimate, then we will not allow the increase.”
Fadillah added that the government may allow increases in rates if traffic flow failed to reach estimates, in consideration of the concessionaire that had to bear the financial commitment.
Eighteen highways and expressways experienced toll rate hikes in mid-October – these include AKLEH, Besraya, DUKE, Grand Saga, Guthrie Corridor Expressway, Kajang SILK, Karak, LATAR, LEKAS, LKSA, MEX, NPE, SMART tunnel, Senai-Desaru Expressway, Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR), Sprint Expressway, LDP and SKVE.
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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!
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
EPF is UMNO? UEM is not UMNO.. IJM also.. GAMUDA memang tak.. PKNS ada share in GAMUDA.. Never protes against KESAS toll hike. Y? Because they also need the money la..
Masih! Sebab opsyen lagi satu tak reti nak berunding sesama sendiri!
This news is nothing if toll rate not revise down!
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.
Is this statement coming from our government? I have to say it’s a good thing!.. and hope there are no holes.
Your brain has a hole if you think there are no holes. The government can say all the nicest thing to us, but do they have the CREDIBILITY to back them up?? Hell No.
sekarang baru mau study ka..
what are you doing in the first place…
bodo..
Tidur dan makan nasi lemak la. What Else??
First of all, you have to ensure that Bernama did not misquote the minister. After all M’sian have bad B. Inggeris comprehension.
Secondly, they will “check and study” and will you ever get the result? It will most likely end up under OSA.
Thirdly, isn’t these people coming from the same camp that claimed that goods and cars price will come down after GST?
The revised agreement is only for the new concessionaires right? The existing one still going on. Haiyaa…tipu sana tipu sini again.
Yaaaaaawn!!!
This is what the government should have done in the first place! Talk about so-called “professionalism”
Yea.. Eh wait, there’s Mahathir’s creation right? Hidup Mahathir?! Hmm…
Toll hike is a MUST in order to make the rakyat realize what kinda ppl we are having ruling this glorious nation. Hike the toll rates more!!! The rakyat so far hasnt felt the pain yet.
Hasn’t felt pain YET????!!!
Speak 4 yourself. !!!
.Rakyat already suffered under GST…harga barang dah naik. Where r u ??? In Afrika?
What Kenneth mean, Rakyat BN supporters at coming GE they will still choose to stay in bodohland continuously with being poor in the 3rd world country…
According to Cambridge Dic,
Sarcasm:the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone’s feelings or to criticize something in a humorous way.
The sarcasm obviously went over you head.
I wonder if anyone still remember 2013 promises?
Kami akan kurangkan kadar tol antara bandar secara berperingkat demi kesenangan rakyat Malaysia..
Kalau kerajaan mati-mati tak mau bayar juga gantirugi, ini highway company boleh apa buat? Mau saman, saman lah. Lepas saman, tak mau bayar juga. Apa dia boleh buat? Boleh ke tangkap menteri-menteri sebab kerajaan tak mau bayar gantirugi? Tak boleh kan? So, apesal mau layan ini Ahlong highway? Cabutlah saja tol-tol yg cekik darah rakyat.
Masalahnya sekarang, kerajaan nak jugak bayar, rakyat apa boleh buat?
Rakyat buat demo, himpun. Kerajaan tetap nak bayak. Apa rakyat boleh buat?
Kalau tak bayar, bond market hancur.. Bila bond market hancur, kos pinjaman naik. Bila kos pinjaman naik, projek akan datang lagi mahal… Bila projek mahal, kadar bayaran lagi lagi mahal.. Kalau terlalu mahal, projek pun tak jalan.. So MRT sumer takde, jalan sedia ada lagi sesak.. Haihh.. Panjang la citer.. So, pendek kata (bukan pendek yg tu), yg kene agree toll tak baik kadar ialah pelabur bond market..
Need to check how did they come out with the estimates at the early stage. Most of the time, the thieves are more smarter than the police.Hence the Highway cons will have added more loop holes in the contract which is not visible to anyone.Only GOD knows.
Talk cock only. By the time they want to increase the price, they will come out with tons of bullshit excuses again.
Prepare agreement for highways also got duped and oppressing rakyat , furthermore want to sign TPPA?? Politician sweet talk all the time to fulfil their pocket & crave for more power only..
Come on la Malaysians. don’t be duped. If the automatic toll price hike is abolished, the concessionaires will be compensated by having the agreement extended by another 50 years. No way the concessionaires will agree to abolish the hikes unless they are compensated another way. In the end, LP = PL and rakyat duped and still suffer even more
If gst collection amounted to 50 billions is true, juz use it to buy over the highway. No need all this contract excuses, if gment really care abt ppl.
This gov really full of rubbish