Toll rates can be reduced if highway development costs are managed efficiently and remain free from corruption, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Speaking at the launch of the country’s first sustainable rest and service area (R&R) along the North-South Expressway at the Seremban R&R (southbound) on Sunday (Sept 8), Anwar emphasised that development costs could be lowered, but have escalated due to excessive fees imposed during the approval process.
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Speaking at the launch of the country’s first sustainable rest and service area (R&R) along the North-South Expressway at the Seremban R&R (southbound) on Sunday (Sept 8), Anwar emphasised that development costs could be lowered, but have escalated due to excessive fees imposed during the approval process.
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00:00So, the third one, of course, in terms of management, and I believe this is a course
00:19that has always been raised about our country's toll, and of course, LX in Engi is indeed
00:32paying attention so that the cost of the development of Nuboraya can be studied so that there is
00:42no leakage, because when the cost increases, the toll increases. If the cost is controlled
00:52and there is no leaking and corruption, there is a possibility that we will lower the toll
00:59rate. That is the law of nature, because I have said before about my experience with
01:06UEM in the early stages, how the cost is forced to be increased, whereas it can be reduced
01:14but because there are too many fees that have been given to get a pass. This must be stopped.
01:25I believe that the Ministry, LLM members, and Datuk Nasir, for the next project, will
01:35ensure that the pass is expedited. It can be done if everyone is responsible and feels
01:46that this is a people's project. I will give a new example, we launched a civil house
01:53in Taman Desa, because I emphasized in Kuala Lumpur, the need for housing is huge. People
02:03have been waiting for 10 years, and those who are waiting are actually from low-income
02:09communities, M40, B40. If you wait to get a 2-year pass, you have to pay the officer
02:18to these people, the cost increases, waiting for a long time. So when we are forced, if
02:26all the conditions are met, the company is responsible and meets the conditions, I congratulate
02:36Dewan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur, because it can give a 45-day pass for the project.
02:46It means that it can be done, when we are forced, make sure that the rules are followed,
02:52there is no slander, no one takes the opportunity to look for unlawful benefits, it can be done.
03:00And if this is done, what does it mean? The holding cost for the company is less, if you
03:07wait for 2 years, you have to pay the bank interest, and it is burdened not to the company,
03:13the big company does not want to give, it is pressured to the buyer. This is why I say
03:20that it can be done if we have a clear position. And I believe that the government under the
03:32leadership of Mr. Amiruddin can ensure that this continues to happen to intensify the
03:40development program in Negeri Sembilan.
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