Govt gives 50% toll discount for CNY

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Putrajaya decides against scrapping toll waivers as a whole, says the 50% discount will cost about RM20.08 million in compensation to toll concessionaires.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/24/govt-gives-50-toll-discounts-for-cny/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/24/kabinet-setuju-diskaun-tol-50-sempena-cny/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #TollWaivers #CNY2025 #AlexanderNantaLinggi

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00:00The government has decided not to scrap toll waivers as a whole

00:04and will give a 50% discount on toll charges in conjunction with Chinese New Year.

00:09Works Minister Alexander Nantalingi said this would cost the government about

00:14RM20.08 million in compensation to the toll concessionaires.

00:19The 50% discount will be effective from 12.01am on January 27

00:24and will end at 11.59pm on January 28.

00:28It will only apply to Class 1 private vehicles

00:31and will not apply to tolls at the country's borders,

00:34namely the Sultan Iskandar building and Tanjung Kupang toll plazas.

00:38On Tuesday, Nanta said the government would no longer give toll exemptions for festive seasons

00:43but would replace these waivers with a more targeted approach to be announced in the future.

00:49Nanta had said Putrajaya would save RM190 million annually

00:54after ending toll exemptions during festive seasons.

00:57He said toll waivers during festive seasons in 2023 and 2024

01:02had cost the government a total of RM356.18 million.

01:08Pan Yujo, FMT News.

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