Following the move to offer a 50% highway toll discount for Chinese New Year, the government has announced that a 50% toll discount will be implemented during all festive seasons in 2025 to replace the previous toll-free initiative, Bernama reports.
Works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the 50% toll discount was approved in a previous cabinet meeting in conjunction with CNY. “For Chinese New Year, a 50% discount was given, with the decision made considering that the people still need it. Therefore, the cabinet has decided to continue this throughout the year during festive seasons, including Aidilfitri and beyond,” he said.
He added that the measure would reduce the compensation borne by the government to highway concessionaires in terms of public spending, given that the cost of the toll discount is covered by the government using public funds, not by the highway concession companies.
“In a year, eight days were allocated for toll-free travel. Now, the same number of days will have a 50% discount instead. If it was free, we would spend RM160 million, and by halving it, the payment to concessionaires amounts to RM80 million,” he said.
Initially, the government had announced on January 21 that it was ending free toll for festive seasons as of this year, starting with Chinese New Year, with deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi explaining that having free toll did not solve festive congestion.
Following this, prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim then said that plans for a targeted approach (ensuring that only those who deserve it get free toll) was being worked on. By January 24, the government had changed its tack, and announced a 50% discount on highway toll for two days during CNY.
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Well obviously if they offer it to CNY they dare not to offer on Hari Raya there would be strike.
I know the logic …
Govt give 50% to M40/B40
The other 50% is from T15
Kata xde duit utk subsidi, kata takde duit utk toll free CNY lepas tuu uturn hanya kasi 50% diskaun itupon hari2 yg ramai sudah balik kampung. Now just 50% when their promise was ABOLISH ALL TOLLS. Trying to fish votes from a certain demography?
Yes, the confused group who can’t think straight and need to make pulis repot for everything
Yeah the woke lot are very confused indeed
Refer my name
Anwar menang rakyat senang
As above
As above
jgn u-turn….
Ehh dah masuk roundabout pusing pusing rakyat janji sana buat sini
They should give discount to Malaysians that voted them instead of building infrastructures for other people.
Meaning RON95 subsidy removal should be charged to Malaysians that voted them and continue subsidising those whom did not? Okayyyy
You mean PMX using taxpayers money to build hospitals and schools for gaza? This is blasphemy!