The government is still studying and going through the most appropriate options to reduce the toll rates for Malaysian highways. Works minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that he will also consider the financial burden that will be carried by the government in any option, and the impact to the economy.
“The government and highway concessionaires are studying various incentives and methods to reduce the toll rates on highways. The works ministry is also allowing the highway concessionaires to propose restructuring of the companies’ finances towards the goal of toll reduction,” he said at the Dewan Rakyat today while debating the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12), reported by BH.
Fadillah added that all suggestions will be discussed between the works ministry, finance ministry, the public-private partnership unit (UKAS), the prime minister’s department and related agencies for a holistic decision.
In the RMK-12 that was presented last month, the government outlined its plans for the restructuring of the highway development model. The aim is to reduce the risk to the government while enabling concessionaires to carry out operations and maintenance of highways, and the generation of fair returns from toll fare collection.
The government will also explore options to ensure the viability of existing highway projects. The Highway Network Development Plan 2030 (HNDP 2030) will also have provision for “a mechanism for prioritising new highways and available funding options”. More here.
Not easy to find a win-win situation for all parties concerned. The government can’t be taking over all highways with public funds, so depending on the private sector is a must. All private companies are after profit, and all highway concessionaires have the agreements in place. Each time the government stops a toll price hike, it has to compensate the highway companies. The rakyat? Cheaper fares, of course.
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Being studied until 2050*
Nah maybe they will reduce the toll but then concessionaire upped from 30 years to 100 years free money for friends and family.
That is the more realistic option not some harebrained promises of abolishing tolls if won the election but later weaseled their way with excuses and half sincere admission it was all a lie.
Previous one said they will mansuhkan tol within 100 days of grabbing power. What happen to the janji?
If anyone did that, the concessionaire would have become even more filthy rich with the compensations.
Don’t make promises you can’t keep. That only makes you a liar, and lie once how many more are also lies.
Since u oredi proved to be very knowledgeable about such a behaviour, no doubt u must be a professional in this field.
Reduce 20c this year, next year up RM1.20. We have lived here long enough to know how we would be taken around the park.
Imagine being promised free admission to Disneyland and then found out you have to pay for everything including breathing the air once inside? That is how we felt like been taken after the last time.
Been studied since many years ago, even changed many governments… some of them even said “sudah boleh buang”…
Previous one did not buang tol as promised so we buang them.
Be gratefool to your hopping frogs.
It was raining frogs at Sabah back in May 2018
Frogs did also appear at other times
If they are serious about reducing co2 emissions they should raise toll rate by 300% and introduce high occupancies car pooling lane…
Is it that time of the year for our beloved government? All right, moving on..
But this is more realistic than promises of abolishing tolls. Let’s hope we are smarter this round and not to trust those promising unbelievable sweet things. In fact, we should punish them this round for fooling us.
You mean, support those who can reduce the burden but not those who can remove the burden?
666 days did they remove the burden? It only takes one day to do it. Why did they not?
No wonder you’re sick & tired; you wasted too much time trying to make sense of politicians.
You should direct your comment to @angrydriver who believed certain politicians can remove burden laaa!
Too bad if other ppl don’t want to follow your spin.
Talk is cheap…
On the contrary it is expensive. We trusted empty talk and wasted 22 months of progress for our country. Thanks to them we regressed back 22 years.
Yep. It got so bad that my PC regressed into a MMX Pentium machine that runs on Windows 98.
To spend money in the name of study… and feasibility… abother umno way of lining their pockets
So whose fault for that Rm300million unfinished undersea tunnel study? Umno?
If it was almost nine times that amount with the story that it came from West Asian royalty, it would be fine with them.
Studying sedikit, berita keluar semua gembira syok syok, boleh jer game ni…
If Toll can survive during MCO without much cars, it can definitely make do with cheaper rates.
That is like saying businesses which were barely hanging during MCO should give us big discounts now that we can patronise their bars and clubs and ‘ehem’ spas. Bang 10 free 1 anybody? You wish!
Tak habis-habis nak study! Ikutkan boleh dapat PhD dah!