The Malaysian government is working on a targeted approach towards providing highway toll fare exemptions during festive seasons, prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said, reported Bernama.
According to the prime minister, toll fare exemptions should only be provided to those of the B40 and M40 income demographic groups rather than everyone.
“Some have raised the issue of why the toll exemption is for everyone, even [wealthy owners of] luxury cars benefit, so perhaps we should be even more thorough to ensure that the lower-income groups are given special consideration,” said Anwar, who is also the finance minister.
“This is being refined. Works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has only outlined the basic principles, stating that we cannot continue to subsidise everything like electricity and fuel,” Anwar continued.
Earlier this week, works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi announced that the government would no longer offer highway toll fare exemptions for festive season holidays starting this year. Yesterday, deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the offering of toll fare exemptions during festive seasons do not solve the issue of traffic congestion on highways.
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This is CNY holiday so the justification is non have no B40 or M40 personnel or what are they implying?
So target to save 20%? But then u will have to spent millions to get it to work. I guess the goal is not save 20%, but to start a new project that will benefit themselves. No one pointed a gun and asked for free toll. Suddenly the t20 becomes the topic again wtf!
Anwar menang rakyat senang
As above and not just during festivals but everyday!
PH Gomen continue to troll millions of Msians!
Review what? Next week CNY holiday already.
likely apply on Raya
Racism at it’s core
Please don’t waste time on this thing… it’s a non issue.
As above and not just during festivals but everyday!
PH Gomen continue to troll millions of Msians!
Seriously another subsidy for B40 ? Traveling on highway is not a daily essential. Once in a while only you travel balik kampung . This over subsidization has to stop. Pls help in a more meaningful way like upscaling their skill or provide higher income employment opportunities.
Haha.. wtf are they thinking man. Festive discount also got class? Enough is enough…just can’t stand all these shits
Maybe next GE don’t come to T20 and ask for votes lah.
I will vote for opponenent! This pxxxmx!
Wondering how much can save without T20….might enough for their pocket mayb….
Take the bus or train home. You can enjoy a ham & cheese sandwich or bak kwa sandwich or hamburger with ham sap kopi while T20 car drivers are stuck in traffic
The people is struggling to make daily needs, please come out some workable and sustainable solution in the way of increase our salary, reducing cost of living and open up job opportunities to us. Our income unable to cope for the rising costs, either you reduce cost of living or you increase our salary.
Politics does not work in our daily life…we have family to feed
You donkeys need to think why free toll was given during festive holidays. Is it because of the jam, so you people give it for free so people will be comforted? Or you people try to buy votes out of nothing??? But with the rate you people keep on harping on issues like the rich are enjoying the subsidies will only make you looked more stupid by days as the rich are paying the most taxes to feed your luxury lifestyles and you people have contributed nothing meaningful to the country till now. You can start to look at all your promises!!!
Just vote this clown & its peers out from government in next GE….regardless B40, M40, or T20, we all are Malaysians…creating classification among ourselves won’t help unity….
If one can justify to travel outstation, toll fees is a small percentage of the entire expected expenses.
So, they can actually afford it, clown !
Wise up YB(s)
MY is fast becoming a caste country where everything or everyone is categorised according to income level.
Stop giving subsidies to all then, dont waste resources in doing nonsense classification of people.
In other words, do not be a a rich or wealthy man…you will just got nothing……:(
Lu pxxxmx! T20 bayar tax tinggi! T20 sokong lu! sekarang lu gila gila nak penyokong pembangkang, lupakan penyokong taat setia lu!