Our toll takeover plan different, better than PH’s, says govt
PETALING JAYA: The government’s toll restructuring exercise on four highways in the Klang Valley is different and better than Pakatan Harapan’s plan, according to works minister Fadillah Yusof. In a statement, he said under PH’s plan, toll charges would continue to be collected even after the concession agreements end, as…
PETALING JAYA: The government’s toll restructuring exercise on four highways in the Klang Valley is different and better than Pakatan Harapan’s plan, according to works minister Fadillah Yusof.
In a statement, he said under PH’s plan, toll charges would continue to be collected even after the concession agreements end, as announced by former finance minister Lim Guan Eng in 2019.
PH had included the issue of abolishing tolls in its 14th general election manifesto.
However, after it came to power, the Dr Mahathir Mohamad-led government instead proposed a plan to make highways toll-free for 16 hours a day and give a 30% discount for the remaining eight hours due to the government’s financial constraints.
The proposal came with a catch in that a “congestion charge” would be implemented where commuters would pay the equivalent of existing toll charges for six hours during peak periods. — Free Malaysia Today