Abg eric, wa pon sudah naik ini bas... Klau sampai golok, kta sama2 cari ahmui sana laaaa... B2b, 3som, 4som... Kta lyn.... Klau banjir blom surut, kta sangkut loh dekat gua musang
MUAR: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government understood the basis for hikes in public transport fares but this was not the time to implement it.
He said as such, the Cabinet had directed the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to defer the hikes in public transport fares.
“We are aware of the woes faced by public transport operators including losses and problems of not being able to pay proper wages to employees.
“The fares have not been reviewed for quite some time now. The basis is there but the issue is timing,” he told reporters after jointly launching the annual conference of the Pagoh Umno branches, Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings here yesterday.
Muhyiddin said with the implementation of the of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1, any rise in fares would only add to the burden of the people especially those who rely on public transportation.
He said SPAD must review the situation and wait for a suitable time later to announce the hikes.
“If SPAD comes up with the appropriate date, it should bring it up the Cabinet before making the announcement. The Cabinet will decide after taking the views of all parties into account,” he added.
He said by convention, it was the Cabinet, which makes such announcements, through the Transport Ministry.
“However, in this case, SPAD received the green light from the relevant agencies and just went ahead with it,” he said, adding that the Cabinet had discussed the issue during its meeting on Friday.
In Kuala Lumpur, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the Government always listened to the voices of the people and addressed their needs.
Liow said the proposed fare increases for public transportation had been approved at an earlier date.
“The only problem is the timing of the announcement. It is the wrong time to do so,” he said at Wisma MCA.
Liow said both the approved rates and the dates of implementation date would be reviewed.
SPAD had on Thursday announced that fares for selected categories of taxis and hired cars would be raised by between 20% and 67% while the express bus fares would increase from 9.3 sen per km to 11.4 sen per km from May 15.
As KTM Komuter fares, the rates would be up by RM1.20 to a maximum of RM19.20 from May 1.
most likely, they will meet again after april to decide on new rates and kick date. After viewing the rakyat confusion/reaction towards gst and the effect of GST on prices of goods. So increase in bas fares not so soon. buy low and keep ..sure win
eric, it just psychology bro..firstly they put high fares and after 'discussion' they reduce the fares lower than plan but higher than current fares ..so people will agreed and thanking, actually they already plan to decide the last result fares..all drama bro..just like you go to pasar malam and bargaining .. last price you get is the actual price sellers want to sell...
Jus for d matter of time... Future income still intack for ktb... Keh3... Abg kaki saham, tol gombak sudah lepas... Tgh bhenti di merapuh sekarang... Brenti skejap... Jln byk lubang...
Taxi driver will not obey the Cabinet’s directive to put off the fare hike announced by SPAD to a later date. A group of about 50 taxi drivers, representing 22 associations, pledged to continue charging the increased fares until SPAD officially overturns its decision. We will not listen to objections from any parties. The review is timely because we waited for more than six years for new fares…
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jialat la ini maciam .wa sula all in 1500 small lot