Singapore: We’ll match any toll or charge imposed by Malaysia

Singapore: We’ll match any toll or charge imposed by Malaysia

It claims Malaysia made RM13.9 million from Singapore vehicles in less than two months from the new RM20 road charge.

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PETALING JAYA:
In a case of tit for tat, Singapore has decided to match Malaysia’s road charge for foreign-registered vehicles entering the country.

This was announced by Singapore’s Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan in the country’s Parliament today.

He said since Malaysia started charging RM20 from Nov 1 last year, it had made RM13.9 million from Singapore vehicles until Dec 20.

“We have a long-standing policy of matching any levy, toll or fee charged by Malaysia for using the road links between Singapore and Malaysia,” said Khaw, as reported by Channel News Asia.

“This is to ensure Malaysia takes into consideration our response whenever it raises tolls or introduces a new levy.”

Khaw mentioned no other details of Singapore’s possible new road charge except that it would be announced soon.

Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai announced the new road charge.

The charge applied to two land entry points in Johor – the Causeway and Second Link. This charge will be extended to 10 other entry points into Malaysia in stages.

Singapore imposed a S$35 Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee on foreign-registered cars entering the city-state in 2014.

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