Friday March 16, 2007
Concessionaire Litrak agrees to go public with toll agreement
KOTA KINABALU: Litrak, the toll concessionaire for Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP), has agreed to make public its toll agreement with the Government.
However, the Cabinet has yet to give the green light for the documents to be made public.
Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said a Cabinet decision on the matter would be made in the next two to three weeks.
“I have talked to Litrak; they have agreed to make it public; now we have to get approval from the Cabinet,” he said after a briefing from Sabah Infrastructure Minister Datuk Raymond Tan.
Samy Vellu explained that there were two elements in making it public – one was the approval of the Government and the other was the permission of the concessionaire.
“In our agreement, there is a clause that says the agreement should not be made public without their (the concessionaire's) consent,” he said.
He explained that his ministry had sent out the Cabinet paper to relevant ministries and the Attorney-General, Treasury and Economic Planning Unit for comments.
“We have made our recommendation to the Cabinet; it is up to the Cabinet to say yes.”
Then, he said, the documents would be made public.
“A special room will be created in the ministry, fully air-conditioned, lots of comfortable chairs and tables, with the agreement to be laid there. Those who want to see, read and understand can see, can read but cannot take photographs,” he added.
Samy Vellu was commenting on the ongoing calls for toll agreements to be made public following an increase in toll rates this year.
Earlier story:
Make toll agreement public, government urged
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