KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet will get in May a report on a study pertaining to the reduction of toll collection, said Works Minister Baru Bian.
The survey will be conducted by an independent accredited audit consultant to be appointed by the works ministry next month.
Baru said the consultant would help the government analyse data and propose recommendations for short-term, medium-medium and long-term solutions.
“The Cabinet had on Oct 31 agreed that the works ministry will put forward the best mechanisms to achieve that goal within the next six months,” he said in a statement.
Baru also welcomed the finance ministry’s announcement yesterday to freeze toll hikes along 21 highways and the abolition of motorcycle toll in 2019.
“The postponement of the toll hikes is seen as an ongoing measure by the government to check the rising cost of living,” he said.