The cabinet has decided on a 50% highway toll discount for Chinese New Year (CNY). This will take effect from 12.01 midnight on Monday, January 27 until 11.59 pm on Tuesday, January 28 for Class 1 private vehicles at all toll plazas except those at borders, namely the Sultan Iskandar Building Toll Plaza on the PLUS North-South Highway and the Tanjung Kupang Toll Plaza on the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (Linkedua).
Works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said in a statement that this would cost the government an estimated RM20.08 million in compensation to the toll concessionaires, and that from 2023-2024, RM356.18 million has been spent to give the rakyat free toll during Raya, CNY, Deepavali and Christmas.
He clarified that his January 21 announcement regarding stopping free toll for festive seasons was based on an earlier cabinet decision on December 20.
Deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi then said on January 22 that free toll does not solve festive congestion, before prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim followed up the next day by revealing that a targeted approach (ensuring that only those who deserve it get free toll) was being worked on.
The narrative turned around this morning – deputy works minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the decision could change, and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) also called for free toll for CNY.
Looks like the cabinet changed its mind “in line with the government’s agenda to safeguard the unity and well-being of the people, supported by the government’s strong financial position as a result of the subsidy rationalisation programme and increased investment and trade,” the works minister’s statement said.
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No need give lah. Macam nak mintak sedekah.
B4 announcing,Madani dudes should forsee the backlash.
Why half a U turn..aiyoh yoh ?
No rakyat said the freebees will reduce jams.Since u have been giving the previous year,rakyat assumed this year dapat bantuan.
So,just because of huge backlash,u U turn.So,the Ron 95 subsidy thing,u better U turn lah.Nanti backlash,u turn?
Then,memalukan,Mr Rafizi.
As above
Next time give
50% reduction to
Govt salary, pensions
Or voters give 50% sapot
“nak ambik RM10 kedekut pon 8sen”
kesian you must be the only one not entitled for
When comes PRU, we will return the way how they treated us when they mintak our votes!
Very easy to be a hero….You announced it, and then you cancelled it yourself….political mileage detected…..:0
Fuyoh 50% rakyat sekarang dah T15
When it comes to hari raya..then toll free again
If raya gomen give free then gomen rasis
another U-Turn formula…
Not exactly. RON95 targeted subsidy soon. We in Penisular Malaysia gotta badly affected
gov is telling the rakyat to become more car-centric so they can collect more tax from us.
anwar may announce a last minute u-turn and make it look like anwar is the hero… we know this is reverse psychology!!