Aside from more details about the forthcoming RON95 targeted subsidies set to be announced at the end of September, prime minister Anwar Ibrahim also confirmed during his special “rakyat appreciation” address that toll rates will not go up this year – despite an increase previously being on the cards for ten highways.
To maintain toll rates at the current levels, the government had to foot an over RM500 million bill to subsidise the highways, which include the Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE), East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2), South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE), Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) dan Maju Expressway (MEX).
The government previously managed to stave off a toll rate hike back in 2022, when it took over the Gamuda group’s four highways to save RM4.3 billion in subsidies and prevent an increase; it later locked in the current toll rates of those highways for the next ten years. In 2023, it was reported that Malaysia was considering extending highway concession terms to 30 years to keep rates as they were, although nothing has been announced as yet.
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So still comes out from all our tax payers money or debt to sustain this kind of system that only some drivers in Peninsula Malaysia enjoys?
As above. No go up so what, still janji PH dicapati
Why your mother no swallow you
Like your mother?
afraid of losing in next PRU
afraid to lose in next PRU
Just increase the toll and let the concessions expires as per agreement. Please don’t make our lives more difficult by extending another 30 years. The tolls were supposed to be abolished during my lifetime but now looks like my grandkids will still be paying them. At lesser Ah Jib really abolished 2 tolls along the Federal Highwat
Please ban all heavy vehicles, motorcycles from the North South Highway.