While members of the government continue to debate the proposed abolishment of highway toll collection, the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) has advised against doing so as part of its recommendations to the government, according to The Star.
The council’s chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin said that removing all tolls would be unwise given the country’s current financial climate. “We had submitted our proposal, and while the idea is to remove toll completely, at the current financial position it’s not wise to do it at this stage. I think the rakyat will be able to understand,” he told reporters.
Daim added that the CEP has also received numerous proposals from highway concessionaires on how to abolish tolls, although he noted that those proposals require more scrutiny. “Some of the proposals are not complete and everyone seems to have their own ideas,” he said.
A gradual abolishment of toll collection over five years was one of the promises made by Pakatan Harapan in its manifesto for the 14th general election, but the plan has been hit with a few speed bumps since the party claimed its shock victory in May. In July, works minister Baru Bian said that while the government is working hard to fulfil its promises, it “cannot rush into things” and that the people should be patient.
The following month, Baru claimed that the government may need to fork out up to RM400 billion to buyout concessionaires, later saying that the plan had been postponed indefinitely. This earned a rebuke from Damansara MP Tony Pua, who said that the final figure would not reach RM400 billion.
Then why you never said anything before GE14? No habuan then is it?
We had rightly kicked him out of Umno before GE14.
Rakyat are so happy that we have a clean Government running the country. We need tolls now to build the country from theft and corruption the past 60 yrs
You don’t speak for us. The rakyat is seething mad with anger at their broken promises. They said they can get it done as soon as getting into power, but it wasn’t done. FINE!
They said they needed 100 days to fulfill their promises, so they ask for some time. FINE!
But now they come back with all these sorry excuses and said that all their promises will never be done. NOT FINE!!!!
Party of Hacks!
You dont speak for us either..
True that. BN had been Hacking off our Sabah timber forests for 60years bah.
That person doing the hacking and profiteering from it is now in PH. You want to complain, go see PH.
They never said they were going to abolish tolls immediately, or even within the first 100 days. There was always a five-year timeline for a complete abolishment of tolls.
Jonathan, when I look at this (paultan.org/2018/08/13/plans-to-abolish-toll-collection-put-on-hold-indefinitely/), it tells me that they do NOT and will NOT be removing tolls as promised even after 5 years. Untrustworthy from the get go.
Can’t believe this Co-Bapak Piratisation of Malaysia.
Too rightly so. Should have done that much sooner back then.
It is true what Daim says. Unwise to drop this. Because we need every sen we can get to compensate and pay back all the damage and corruption the previous corrupted regime did.
U needed every sen becoz of 100days missmanagement & non fulfillment of ur promises. Nuff said
100days missmanagement & non fulfillment of promises is totally different john. If U say the previous Gomen has mismanaged, U are 100% right. If U say PH Gomen did not fulfill their promises, that is correct & acceptable.
They missmanaged their priorities & resource allocation, hence causing the unfulfillment of their promises. Therefore its correct & acceptable to say that New Gov had missmanaged and did not fulfill their promises, Right!!!
Uncle john pandai pusing pusing sampai tak tahu apa yg dia kelentong
got rfid. can drop toll. new ERP style gantry system.
You don’t slaughter your cash cow just to get some vote LOL
Well done TDZ. Irregardless of all detractor noises & with full support of all M’sians, Pakatan must stay focused on the path to curb corruption.
Our nation to go more pragmatic, prudent, forward-looking, fair, meritocratic and caring society for the old, the less fortunate and the vulnerable rakyat.
Especially providing affordable housing, medical, education & jobs. Sayangi Malaysiaku!
Tepati Janjimu Dulu!
In that case, tepati janji najib dulu…. Where is the promise to reduce car price?
https://paultan.org/2018/04/04/miti-deputy-minister-says-average-car-prices-have-gone-down-by-16-38-percent/
Go and read najib’s manisfesto first. see if everything already di tepati or not..
Najib abolished Federal Highway tolls and for thank Im already thankful to him even though it wasnt in his Manifesto. He did more that what he promised. What did PH do about their janji?
Now all Msians saved 6% freaking Gst.
So what?! Just to pay 10% in 2 more weeks! I didn’t remember voting them to pay more and becoming poorer.
5 years we Malaysians waited for the janji of 30% car price reduction…oh wai!
Tak payah tepati. PH supporters are just happy we threw out a corrupted regime.
Take your time to tepati your janji. We give you 5 years, not 100 days
Only PH supporters are as mindless to support no matter how terrible they are. Just because the rakyat voted for you people, doesn’t mean we are PH supporters. Our votes can change!
He just said unwise to drop toll, but not to buy the concessionaires.
It’s known to be super profitable, so buying out the concessionaires would be a good way to improve govt’s cashflow.
Reduce/remove toll can wait until then.
If they cannot fulfill their promises, then they lack the credibility to be in Government.
Majority of Rakyat voted PH not for their manifestos but to kick out a corrupted Government.
I don’t care whether they fulfill their manifestos and so do millions of PH supporters.
So long as we kicked out a korup gomen
As long as the corrupted and spend thrift and furthermore useless SATAN CHIEF is KICKED OUT.
Every Rakyat now is very HAPPY even they continue to pay tolls for a short time before making any next decision or conclusion on PH.
Every Rakyat? No. Maybe only you. I am not happy at all to still be paying tolls when the promise was total abolishment. And I am not happy either to be paying above Rm2 for petrol when the promise was to fix it at Rm1.50.
Masa zaman najib okay pulak nak bayar above RM2??
Who says? I certainly didn’t vote for him, but now I’m certainly regret voting for you guys!
Previous supporter forgot that 30% car price reduction promise also we kena tipu….oh wai!
LOLLL with people like Muhd Latiff and Khalid, no wonder BN could stay in power for 60 years and now, PH will be able to stay in power for another 60 years..
The mistake BN did was to start throwing about facts and hard data, campaigning based on economic data and growth indicators. BN’s strategic communication team came out with graph after graph, and threw about numbers and percentages day-in and day-out. All that didn’t mean anything to the voters, who couldn’t make sense of it.
Meanwhile, PH appealed to the lowest common denominator in society by playing with propaganda, emotions and empty promises. In contrast to BN, PH was talking about how much suffering and hardship BN has caused, and that PH can turn it around 180 degrees. This strategy worked. As Dr M himself said, they made those promises without expecting to win the elections, and they got caught with their pants down.
The lesson here is – Malaysia is full of uneducated people. You just need to talk about corruption, theft etc. and make 1001 empty promises that you have no intention to fulfill, and you’ll be sure to get their votes. BN, please take note.. please go back to the old tried-and-tested formula.
Trump played to the lowest denominator and played emotions, and won. So did Bapak as well. Congrats. MY has achieved USA levels… of uneducated pipu.
Birkinomics 101.
Dasar penipu bosa. Sebolom monang langit bumi bulan bintang dijanjikan. Dah monang macam2 alasan. Unwise my bum la weh. 3rd national car wise pulak ye. We need RCI to investigate the CEP & bapak.
Betui! Betui! Betui!
From one of the guys who set up TOLLS during his time…..ptui
aes no need to pay is it wise then.. why nothing said about nation financial .. prtffff
The $$$ paid to AES goes into crony account & not into Gomen account.
Why opposes the abolishment?
It’s pay as you use. I am willingly to pay if I use an expressway, esp. NSE. It’s really need a lot of money to maintain it, sustainability. Of course, abolishment of those ‘must use’ highway such as LDP should be considered.
I’m happy if they lower or maintain the charge rate for the coming 10 years.
Let’s not drop toll, instead… reduce it?
How about just honouring their promises that they made?
They know 1MDB had make our country nearly bankrupt country + they say they can buy back the tol when they become government..are we nearly bankrupt? If we nearly bankrupt can buy back the tol but why now cannot? give time for new government, ok let wait and see.
The wait and see is OVER! The 100 days is OVER!
Where’s the results? What happened to the promises unfulfilled?
please give me evident in their manifesto saying the will reduce petrol to rm1.50?
and did you not read the newspaper? there is a lot of 100 promises fullfilled and some are on their way. the only wrong they did is misscalculated the damaged done by the previous gov.
Arent you the same folks that told us not to trust mainstream media as it is the mouthpiece of the government? So you telling us to trust it now because it is the mouthpiece of YOUR government? Is that it?!
Yah, I agree with U to vote back the previous Gomen that took $$$ from us without batting an eye that is causing us billions in interest alone.
We also must “blame” DAP too bcoz they cannot sweep the billions under the carpet Right!!!
At least….if cant abolish the toll, please reduce the rate… 5% initially to prove that u dont urinate we Malaysian.
Ishh…ishhh
Janji kata bole buat…
Last..last tak blehh
Ni apa punya citer…..
Next election jangan pangkah dah ….kaki2 pusing yg ada
Rakyat menderita lagiiii
jngan risau bang. ni cuma cadangan CEP. kalau kabinet tak nak pakai cadangan diorg ni pon tak salah. menteri pon ada sebut nak mansuhkan. dan akan mulakan dgn highway yg tiada jln alternatif. cuma akan makan masa dan akan dilaksanakan dlm 5 thun.
Atleast show some effort la. Just pick 1 toll and just reduce it by 10 sen oso ok la.. don’t have to abolish it straight away..
Ini betul2 janji dicapati.
Masa zaman najib okay pulak nak bayar above RM2??
Acceptable with extended dateline. It must be fulfilled. Find more efficient way to run as new government. GLCs must leverage on new technology that brings revolution to the country, not just gaining the miantenace and services without innovation.
Masa kempen cakap negara nak bankrap, tapi janji nak hapus semua tol. Dah berkuasa cakap negara tidak akan bangkrap walaupun xda GST, tapi tak boleh nak hapus tol..
Apa ini? Next election kita pangkah PAS. Kita tfk lebai pas pulak jd PM & menteri kewangan.
hi to all ministers that are sitting up there.. as a rakyat, i understand the state of financial problem that you are facing now. so you cannot abolish the tolls yet. but from a rakyat perspective, sekurang-kurangnya, drop price lah sikit. sikit-sikit lama2 hapus lah terus. now already pass 100 days and not even 10 cents drop? people are starting to get angry. at least drop 25% ke so people akan rasa KURANG terbeban. if no drop, then the beban is still the same as previous.
Pakatan Harapan never promised to abolish tolls within 100 days. The manifesto specifically mentioned a five-year timeframe for a gradual removal of toll collection.
PH must abolish 100% in coming 4 years plus, this is what PH promise, I and other people don’t want to hear any nonsense excuses, PLUS is totally hold by government directly or indirectly 100%, if you choose to continue to lier to your rakyat, then go ahead, rakyat vote will give you a good lesson next election.
PH said the tolls can’t be drop a the moment. Then how about at least REDUCE THE FARE. Same go to fuel.. please LOWER THE FUEL PRICE. This will show the how PH is dedicate and sincerely to help Rakyat, Peduli rakyat…
Why should it be present rate toll or no toll at all? Why cant reduce toll rates by at least 30%? Reduce also cannot?