Malaysian Budget 2019 (Bajet 2019) will be tabled by finance minister Lim Guan Eng at 4.00 pm today. We will be posting live updates on any automotive- and transport-related announcements from his speech here.
UPDATE: Story now contains all relevant transport/auto-related points covered in the Budget.
Toll collection
- The government will put a freeze on any toll price increase on all inter-city highways in 2019, at a cost of RM700 million.
- Toll collection for motorcycles will be abolished for both Penang bridges and the Second Link to Singapore beginning from January 1, 2019, at an estimated cost of RM20 million.
Fuel
Targeted fuel subsidy for RON 95
- This will benefit four million car owners and 2.6 million motorcyclists, and will be introduced sometime in the second quarter of 2019. To cost the government RM2 billion a year.
The scheme will provide a 30 sen subsidy per litre (depending on the price of petrol) limited to 100 litres a month for cars with an engine displacement capacity of 1,500 cc and below, and 40 litres for motorcycles with an engine displacement capacity of 125 cc and below.
The mechanism of distribution has not been elaborated on, but it was announced that owners with multiple cars will not receive this benefit. Also, RON 95 pricing for non-subsidised vehicles will be set according to a managed float when the programme begins. Diesel was not mentioned.
B10 biodiesel
- Introduction of biodiesel B10 programme for the transportation sector to begin in 2019.
Roads
- RM10 million to be allocated to upgrade the Autogate Malaysia Automated Clearance System and M-Bike at both the Johor causeway and the Second Link to ease congestion issues.
- Work will continue on the Pan Borneo Highway encompassing Sabah and Sarawak, subject to a cost rationalisation exercise.
Public transport
Unlimited access monthly pass
- The government will allocate RM240 million for the introduction of an unlimited access monthly pass priced at RM100 for public transport commuters, beginning from January 1, 2019. This will allow unlimited use on all city rail services and RapidKL bus services. A RM50 unlimited access monthly pass for RapidKL bus-only travel will also be available, but the campaign will be expanded to other bus companies at a subsequent stage.
MRT 2
- To continue, cost reduced from RM39.3 billion to RM30.5 billion, representing a savings of 22.4%, or RM8.8 billion.
LRT 3
- To continue, cost reduced from RM31.6 billion to RM16.6 billion, representing a savings of of 47%, or RM15 billion.
Klang Valley double-tracking 2 project
- The project, which was awarded via direct negotiations just before the last general election for RM5.2 billion, has been scrapped, and will now be subject to a new bid carried out via an open tender exercise.
Buses
- Prasarana to improve its bus network by fully utilising and optimising its current fleet of 1,131 RapidKL, 408 RapidPenang, 69 RapidKuantan and 300 MRT feeder buses. The company will also work in partnership with other existing bus companies to manage routes and services.
- Kuala Lumpur city hall (DBKL) will allocate RM20 million next year to provide additional free GoKL free bus services from the existing four routes to further improve public transport coverage in Kuala Lumpur.
- A sum of RM500 million will be made available for a public transport loan fund with 2% interest subsidy via Bank Pembangunan Malaysia, and this will be available to taxi and bus companies as well as other public transport operators.
Railway
- An allocation of RM2.46 billion will be provided for the upgrading and restoration works of railway tracks across the country.
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Don’t expect any goodies this year. It’s going to be a belt tightening Budget. (posted at 3:25pm)
Belt tightening for everyone except for our Ministers.
Belt tightening after 60years over eating. LOL
I don’t know why everybody is upset with this budget. What do you expect?
We allowed 60 years of massive stealing and corruption to take place. Each person stole up to billions each. In total, we lost about trillions in corruption alone.
And we allowed all this to take place. It is our fault. If trillions were not stolen through corruption and stealing, today, we can have toll free roads, cheap cars and even heavily subsidised petrol for life.
So why blame LGE and PH? Blame ourselves. Blame you and me. We allowed the country to be raped so much that until now, the country also got no money to give Budget goodies to you and me.
Don’t point the finger and blame people. Look at the mirror and blame ourselves. We allowed 60 years of corruption and stealing to take place.
Should not applicable for company cars if possible. For individual only. Cos company pay for fuel, not from ur own pocket.
MRT 2 cost reduced from RM39.3 billion to RM30.5 billion, representing a savings of 22.4%, or RM8.8 billion.
LRT 3 cost reduced from RM31.6 billion to RM16.6 billion, representing a savings of of 47%, or RM15 billion.
Oh wow, LGE saved us so much of money. I am sure all the RM23 billiom would have gone into pocket pocket.
And people complain about bad budget. Just here alone can see how we were cheated for 60 years. apa lagi other areas?
Sincere helping rakyat is not by given rm30/mth@car or rm12/mth@bike, only kayakndi bawah tempurang as kan tertipu. it should be do it right way, to reduce Excise Duty that tax 75% to car purchase to reduce the burden rakyat monthly loan payment, liquidize the power purchase to all goods categories.
Belanjawan – orang dulu boros belanja, orang kini jimat belanja.
Orang dulu ekonomi naik, gaji naik, keje banyak. Orang kini ekonomi menurun, gaji potong, keje semua keluar negara.
Kerajaan lama sudah songlap duit banyak banyak sampai kerajaan sekarang sudah boros.
Macam mana nak bagi subsidi?
I am happy the current Government is careful. Safe money for our Childrens future. Why spend spend spend like before and then become poor like Philipines and Cambodia?
Then we got to send our daughters off to work as maids to other countries.
thank you PH for being careful with our money. At least I know my children will live in a safe country 20 yrs down the road
Political parties may change but it is still the same lazy type of people running the show. Always lazy, want quick remuneration, don’t want to work hard and always asking kerajaan for bantuan
So I don’t expect anything in this budget
Lots of Proton 1.6L cars kena lelong dirt cheap price soon.
Kasihan X70 1.8L tidak laku.
Kasihan Proton Preve 1.6L no petrol subsidy unlike BMW i8 with 1.5L engine got subsidy.
Ends up the overall winner is Perodua sure flooded with even bigger sales. Axia Bezza Myvi Alza all top sales.
So Geely apa sudah jadi? Give up lah. Huhuhuhuhu.
Can foresee all those lesser affordable owners of Civic 1.8 will be kicking themselves for not spending more and go for 1.5T variant instead. They should have been smarter to put more debts on themselves so they can be categorised as POOR hence qualify for subsidies.
Ben Yap sila beri pencerahan.
Habis lah X70. Oh wai Oh wai Oh wai
Cannot tumpang on Geely’s hardwork anymore. Dead on Arrival
And bye bye Persona also.
Cutting 1.6mil civil servants a Big no-no
If you didn’t like the kerajaan, then why vote us in?
Rilek mat. we jz dunwan rose
because we believe in your manifestoes
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice and again and again, well I’m ashamed to have voted for PH.
So where’s the RM1.50/L petrol that they promised everyday leading up to GE? And what about abolishing tolls as well? What happened to all their promises?
Itu org sudah meninggal
How to abolish tolls when the Government open the books after May 9th to see so much of money kena songlap?
Oh btw, there is no such promise to give RM1.50 petrol. Show me the link or it is just another fake news
Tun M already said there was no manifesto and it is fake news about the RM1.50 petrol
Easy. Weren’t PH was going around the country saying the country is bankrupted, and they will be coming to “save” the country? So if they were so correct about the country being bankrupt, what’s their plan to save it? By giving subsidies to the rich and taking back from the poor? Very ingenious of them.
This Government are a bunch of effing liars and those who can’t see this are either paid supporters or totally blinded.
Oh BTW, Google search can show you plenty of videos and statements made of their promises. Don’t be a lazy mahacai and search the truth yourself.
agree with you Azmi. Same species who live above their means. No money also still want to gaya buy big car and big house. Life is all about showing off.
What happened to cheaper cars by 30% promised to us by the last Government?
5 years I have been waiting. But in the 5 years, car prices just went UP UP UP.
I can save more paying lesser for my car with 30% car price reduction than 30 sen subsidy for 100 liters
Every month I spend about RM1000 for my car and my wife car. Most of it because of high interest rates plus very high car prices.
I think if both my cars were cheaper by 30%, I would save few hundred ringgit per month as opposed to RM30 minyak diskaun
We have to tighten our belt because Malaysia has the largest Civil Service in the world. 1.6 million Government Servants.
We follow the principle that 10 people must do 1 person’s job.
So, to feed all these 1.6 million Government Servants, tolls, car prices will take a hit.
Copy pasting “Without these 1.6million Government servants, who will keep you safe at home, put out the fires you inadvertently started, ensure your security, keep you healthy, and enable you to travel?
You might as well stay in a cave and never come out.”
The number counts all the armies etc deswai big , other country dun count them as civil servants
That depends on what the definition of government/civil servant is. If Canberra use our definition, Thier numbers wouldn’t be far off from ours.
I remember reading many Government servants even earn Rm300k per months. Not per year but per month. And they have been around for years
No wonder lah we got no money. Time to kick such people out. Get normal people to do their work.
So apa masalahnya jika staff govnt plg byk dlm dunia? Gunakanlah. X perlu privatise everything. Cth buat jln guna jkr la. Employ ramai staff. Rakyat ada stable income. Jimat dr bg private yg makan byk duit tp quality tarak. Kejap2 jln lubang. Dulu guna JKR tp atuk 93 ckp privatise bagus. Jana ekonomi tp kos buat jln naik dr rm500k/km masa jkr buat kpd rm3 million/km (zaman uncle samy V) bila bg private. Sapa untung? Atuk 93 & ctony jg. Rakyat asyik2 x cukup duit….
Everybody seems to be complaining today about the Budget. Government is different but the same type of people still govern the country. They are mainly lazy and like corruption.
So does not matter who runs the Government machinery…the corruption, greed and lepak lazy attitude is still there
You are lazy deswai end up being a keyboard warrior
So much of noise people making….i think i follow what our ex DPM said before….kalau tak suka Malaysia….sila keluar Malaysia!
Ha Ha ha
For once, I agree with previous Government statement!! Good one Zahid!!! lolz
For once, I agree with u. The previous Gov had better Budgets than this half-baked idea thats like a swiss cheese full of holes.
hooray! my mazda RX-7 and RX-8 gets 30sen subsidy, but 100 liter a month not enough?
If you read carefully, it states people who own more than one car are (correctly) not eligible for any subsidy.
In other news,
MRT2 actually went from RM 28Billion to RM 30.5Billion. A price increase of RM 2.5Billion or 8.9%.
LRT3 actually went from RM 9Billion to RM 16.6Billion. A staggering price increase of RM 7.6Billion or 84%.
And ‘Prasarana to improve its bus network by fully utilising and optimising its current fleet’ is just another way of saying they won’t add anymore buses. Buses are vital to feed these public rails so crippling them, there will be less users and less users for MRT & LRT. This in turns also forces the rakyat to get National Car Project No.3.
RM100 monthly pass.
My bday wishes came true… Thx govt heheh
But now ur parents have to buy these to qualify for petrol subsidy:
Merc C200
Merc A200
BMW i8
BMW 318i
BMW 118i MSport
Mini Cooper SE Countryman All4
Mini Cooper Clubman
Audi Q3 TFSI
Audi A4 TFSI
VW Golf TSI
VW Tiguan
VW Beetle 1.2 TSI
Honda CRV
Ford Focus Sedan
Renault Clio GT
Otherwise it’s just left pocket go into right pocket and pockets of Atuk’s as well.
So reality has finally set in. Doing a REAL BUDGET isn’t as easy as promising the moon, the stars, the planets, and the UFOs, now is it? This budget doesn’t improve significantly on the lives of B40 & M40 but the expenditure is sizable. No subsidy for diesel means another round of Price Hikes.
Lu x suka u masuk duduk dgn najib kat sg buloh
Perotiga incoming soon. Expect car prices to go up even more. Oh wait, it alredi started with new Camry more exp than now.
Obviously Toyota will increase prices. But hopefully Proton, Perotiga, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Honda, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia and Perodua will not increase prices
Obviously Toyota will increase prices. But hopefully Proton, Perotiga, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Honda, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia and Perodua will not increase prices. So John Minum Teh 8X and other Toyota Salesmen are now hiding today. For more info, I am ex-Toyota Fan
work harder mario instead of coming here ranting nonsense and hatred
Toyota and Perodua Salesmen Detected
This guy is Auto Bavaria junior sales man. Lousy service lousy sales tactic.
Boleh Diam Toyota Salesmen and Perodua Salesmen. Look at Toyota first. Firstly, newer Camry is actually overpriced that cost 190k with old engine and old transmission. Secondly, Got many recall for Toyota CH-R as mentioned from the user name as “Axxxx” which Toyota CH-R got wheel but problem which is very risky. Thirdly, Toyota got recall about airbags for most Toyota Vehicles in Malaysia. Also, Toyota Service Malaysia is even more sick than other carmakers too. Moreover, Many Perodua Models have lacking of safety features. Lastly, your comment is actually fake. Look at Auto Bavaria and other carmakers in Malaysia service are still better than Toyota
Not only lack of safety features in many PooDua Models, all brand new PooDua now DOESN’T HAVE A BLOODY IMPORTANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE (worse, they remove it in new Myvi – cut corner practice), so many timebombs OTR where engine can smoke out/explode or caught fire in case of unnoticeable overheating.
Prices go up because for 60 years so much of money went into personal pockets. If you collect all this money back kerajaan will have beratus billion cash lebih.
Sure they don’t need RM7 bil in car taxes per year.
Those downvote my comment. Including those downvote for john comments are obviously coming from Toyota Salesmen. No respect to other carmakers like Proton and other carmakers
Obviously, Toyota prices will increase prices including Toyota Camry too. Thank you john as now I am ex-Toyota Fan but hopefully Proton, Perotiga, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Volkswagen, Honda and Perodua will be cheaper prices. For more info read my second statement. Don’t read my first statement as I didn’t check my grammar and sentence on the first statement. Anyway, now John Minum Teh 8X and other Toyota Salesmen are hiding today
ex DPM said, kalau tak suka Malaysia, sila keluar Malaysia!
You not happy, dipersilakan……..oh wai!
Fine!
Dulu DPM cakap, takboleh.
Sekarang PM cakap, ituboleh?
Dulu taik, busuk.
Sekarang taik, harum?
Aduhai wahai rakyat Malaysia.
Macam ini orang pun ada dikalangan?
Same goes who don’t like vip motorcade, tak suka? fack off!
You have a very peculiar name, John Minum Teh 8x is. I don’t know why you call yourself that.
inb4 #NationalCar3 #HereWeGoAgain #PriceHikeoncars
In b4 #JohnWasRight
Save save save.. Then spend on non solving traffic cooked bridge, 3rd national car..pls Use the saving to eliminate toll toll toll.. Opps, Penang bridge rm 7 cannot discard do for years..
You don’t know please don’t simple give comment, please love the new Malaysia you choose! The bridge is meant to boost our country port trading income for Penang and Singapore! U know nuts and you give stupid comment, got free time go study more and understand what the new administration do for us, u noob shit only know complaint and hope the government spoon fed you all the money money! you don’t hold our IC please, we don’t need you in our country
48 %voted PH, 33 %voted BN, 19% PAS
Nearly half Msian…
Nearly half means MORE than half rejected PH.
Wasn’t that the same reason for the previous G to push for ECRL, OBOR, HSR, double tracking, LRT3, etc and you peeps whacked them for it? Now isn’t that the ultimate irony for using the same excuses?
What the eff are you blabbing about!!?
ya like sungai nyior toll…” hari ni kita menang, esok toll roboh…” that was in 2008, and the excuse is given is they were not in federal gomen, well, they are now, so when nak roboh?
We kept 12,000 workers of Proton and Proton was bleeding RM4 mil per day for the past 20 years.
Such wasting of money results in tolls not being abolished
12,000 Proton workers that brought in 10,000 X70 orders as compared to 10,000 Toyota workers with measly sales. Should sack all the Toyota workers including the resident troll here.
But proton pays tax too, and you dun count other companies that were bleeding
Budget 2019
Government will subsidise RON 95 petrol for those with cars with the engine capacity of 1,500cc, and under, and those with motorcycles with engine capacity of 125cc and under.
Subsidy will be RM0.30 per litre and capped at 100 litres a month for cars and 40 litres a month for motorcycles.
Price of RON 95 will be floated after subsidy is put in place.
Buy the new Mercedes C200. 1500 Cc. Can get subsidy.
Susidise the rich… oh wai
Perodua cars all under 1500Cc so untung .
Selected model below 1500cc
Or the Audi A4, Q3 1.4TFSI, BMW 318i and Mini Cooper with the 3 cylinder 1500cc engines
Good news for new VW Tiguan owners also.. fuel efficient and can claim fuel subsidy..
Meh. Q2 incoming subsidised luxury soon.
Can also buy new BMW 1 Series, new 3 Series. 1500CC also. Can also get subsidy
This is Budget “Tiada Harapan”..
Let’s see if someone releasing Budget “Nasional” which benefited all rakyat for drooling.
Dawn of New Harappan Civilization.
Dawn of the Dead Zombie Ministers Civilisation
Hope can give to 1.5 NA only.. not to 1.5 with turbocharged..huhu..
Techron, they will definitely give both 1.5L NA and 1.5L Turbo too
I want back the previous govt but without MO1…
Subsidi rm 0.30/ltr X 100 liter = rm30 per month. Rm1/ day. Xnk bg ckp xnk bg.
2.2 x 100 =rm220. 220 jadi 30. Lewl use ur brain
Guess who’s gonna turbocharged their myvi and saga
my honda civic 1.5TC will get 30cents subsidy every month 100liters
RM0.30*100 litres = RM30. Maximum subsidy per month
My BR1M Rm1000 you take. You give me Rm30. I poor Rm970, terima kasih PH!
BN not give lie bajet, so rakyat tak teruja, PH won bcaus rakyat teruja with the lie but now semua capati.
So means the subsidy of 30 cents from the price rm2.20? or from the petrol market value?
From the market value, of course. Petrol price will be floated and fuel subsidy will be capped at just RM30 per sub-1.5 liter car per individual.. provided that individual only owns a single car. An individual that owns more than 1 car is not eligible for fuel subsidies. But there’s no mention if an individual that owns a sub-1.5 liter car and a sub-125cc bike can claim subsidy for both..
Inb4 go up 40sen, subsidise 30sen = PROFIT!
Rich people not so stupid lor to buy only one car…Husband by one car, then buy another car under wife’s name, then by 3rd car under son’s name, then 4th car under bibik’s name, 5th car under his pet anjing’s name. So all cars get subsidised.
The scheme has good intention, but very poor implementation = same ol gov lor
All these free bus rides only benefit the foreign workers at the expense of taxpayers.
Kurang projek, kurang peluang pekerjaan. Najib walaupun dia banyak buat masalah tapi dia faham terpaksa buat projek besar2 sebab ramai sangat dah menganggur. Tengok mana2 pasar malam, tepi jalan, online ramai peniaga dari pembeli. Kalau ekonomi masih lagi tepu memang satu penggal jelah. Itu sebab nak buat umur 18 pun dah boleh mengundi sebab itu je lah harapan nak menang
Sabor la ckit brah.. 6 bulan baru, kn buang kotor rumah 62thn dulu…. nasib baik org baru sanggup jd tukang cuci….Pasni buat la projek renovate mekap rumah.. bak kata org tua sy, susah ckit dl senang byk mudian…renung2 lla ye
Ini sekerat potong utk rakyat. Entah berapa kerat Atuk pulak dapat.
Bang jib buat projek besar2 bukan sebab nk tlg or menganggur, dia buat projek besar2 sebab nak bagi anak beranak cucu cicit kroni2 dia ‘fat’ supaya dpt tanam anggur di burj khalifa, dia bagi alasan nk tlg penganggur, org yg simple minded reti pk selapis je habis kena kencing dri abg jib. Kos & hutang projek besar2 semua tu org2 bawah kena tanggung 10x ganda. Sekali tgk mmng nampak dia tlg penganggur, tp hila angkat karpet tgk bwh….hambik hg sampah rata2
Ownership of multiple cars below 1500cc also means additional repairs and maintenance costs not only fuel.
expect PLUS tol to go up very soon
inter city or intra-city the star said intra-city…