Malaysian Budget 2018 (Bajet 2018) will be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at 3.30pm today. We will be posting live updates on any automotive- and transport-related announcements from his speech here. Will there be any extra incentives for energy efficient or electric vehicles, or perhaps more budget allocations for roads and public transport?
Toll collection
No more toll collection at selected toll booths from January 1, 2018
- Batu Tiga, Shah Alam
- Sungai Rasau, Selangor
- Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah
- Eastern Dispersal Link, Johor
Roads
West Coast Expressway
- Taiping to Banting
- Currently under construction at a cost of RM5 billion
Central Spine Road (or Kuala Krai–Kuala Pilah Highway)
- RM230 million to continue the construction of project
- Raub to Bentong; Gua Musang, Kelantan to Kampung Relong, Pahang
Bridge to Labuan
- Feasibility study underway to link Labuan to Tanah Besar, Sabah
Pan Borneo Highway
- RM2 billion allocation
- Eleven construction packages already distributed
- Five out of 35 Phase 1 packages in Sabah have been awarded
Expansion of road network
- RM934 million to build roads in rural areas nationwide, including RM500 million allocation to Sabah and Sarawak
- RM1.1 billion to build/upgrade bridges, street lamps, surau and markets
Public transport
New East Coast Rail Link linking Port Klang to Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan
- Transport cargo and passengers between two locations within four hours
- Construction works will begin from January 2018
- RM110 million to prepare alternative roads to Port Klang
MRT 2 (Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya)
- 52 km distance covering 37 stations
- Estimated cost of RM32 billion
MRT 3 (Circle Line)
- Estimated to completed ahead of schedule by 2025, instead of 2027
LRT 3
- Linking Bandar Utama to Johan Setia, Klang
- Estimated to be completed by February 2021
High-Speed Rail
- Linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
- 350-km journey in just 90 minutes
- Estimated to benefit the rakyat by 2026
Buses
- RM45 million to implement a biometric control system to oversee express bus services
E-hailing
- Registered taxi drivers who switch to e-hailing will receive a RM5,000 grant to purchase a new car
Airport
Building/upgrade/expansion of new/existing airports
- Penang and Langkawi international airports to be upgraded
- New airport to be built in Mukah
- Expansion of Kota Bahru and Sandakan airports
- Feasibility study to build a new airport on Pulau Tioman
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The only auto news updates we Malaysians want to know is whether the Government is going to honour their promise to reduce car prices by 30%
This promise was made 4 years ago.
4 Budgets have passed and no news of this promise made to the rakyat.
Got read newspaper or not?
Sad that the Budgets have no information on EV, PHEV or Hybrid.
Gomen talk big about EV and EEV. But there are no incentives for the lower income or middle income to buy EV cars.
Wonder why our Budget has nothing on EV cars when MAI talks big that there is a push to move to EV
Gomen no more sapott EV. Flip flop agains
whatta shame P1. destined to phailed.
https://paultan.org/2017/09/29/proton-hybrid-phev-and-ev-models-in-the-pipeline/
Sure. They can even give you 40% off. But they will increase the fuel price by 50%. You can only choose one. Which one do you prefer?
Seperti dijanjikan, harga telur akan diturunkan secara berperingkat peringkat.
the car reduction still unknown but cost living rising 30% that everyone knowed.
You’re asking the impossible and from the wrong people too
minyak turun 30%…
tesla come here zero tax
janji tesla mari zero tax masa tahun 2018, be patient
Dangerous tesla. Takmau!
https://paultan.org/2017/10/13/tesla-recalls-11000-model-x-over-faulty-rear-seats/
I doubt anything beneficial to working class. =P
malaysia infrastructure expensive yet not integrate well.
Wow
1. So many highway projects as if we don’t have to pay toll?
2. So many railway projects/ MRT as if we get free ride?
So, the government is giving those for free? Come on.
Penang government planned to build tunnel with toll. Did you bising back then?
At least they don’t brag about it. Do they? come on
Why are you so stupid? If Gomen don’t build public transport bising. Now gomen build public transport ALSO bising.
I don’t know how someone so idiotic can still be alive right now…
Their thinking mirrors those whom they supports.
Politicians promises are cakap shiok saja. Make you happy to vote them back in.
Once back in power, all bets are off. If you actually believe what politicians promises to be true, you must also believe that unicorns and fairies actually exists.
Hope for future is better than no hope at all… What’s the other side’s plan…? What’s that…? None? Not even a slip of the tongue suggestion? No one dare to stand up and propose something worthwhile? Okay then. Business as usual.
Unicorns and fairies aren’t exist? Really? Omg
Apart from the 3 tolls, nothing new. Everything else is old news. Mrt, lrt, hsr, pan borneo etc.. just google n u can find it in previous budget speech. BN probably so confident on winning, even the preelection budget is nothing special.
100% agreed!
Yeah!!! Nothing to do with East Malaysian!!!
Dont say pan borneo, its nothing compare to lrt, mrt, monorail etc etc
Mereka lupa lagi..
I was hoping the government subsidise the fuel and peg it at RM1.50 per litre fix.
Need to be grateful our cars not drinking Mineral water, RM3.50 per litre.
Fuel subsidi benefit the rich most. So why?
Subsidies ruins the economy
Bukan main dia punya janji..bulan dan bintang….duit korek kat mana ni…
GST
shut down All LDP and NPE tolls. rakyat will be super happy.
then PlUS toll.
TBH right..Instead of asking the government to cut off toll rates..I would support a reduction for ‘highways’ that have become more like ‘roads’…examples include Sprint and LDP…..this highways have been around long enough and are built in such way that almost half the traffic does not pay any sort of tol…
I wouldn’t mind paying RM 0.50- RM 1 for the breakdown and maintenance support…but the current prices for what are essentially ‘national roads’ are a bit too much… Older highways should be assessed differently than the newer ones
So I gather there’s no news on extension of the EEV subsidy thus far..