Friday June 6, 2008
Road tax may be cut further
SEPANG: Road users may enjoy further road tax reductions, Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat disclosed.
The ministry was studying this possibility and had asked the Road Transport Department to collate the relevant information, he said.
He hoped that the road tax would be reduced further after he passes on the details to the Finance Ministry.
“Of course it depends on the overall fiscal situation,” he said after a working visit to MASKargo yesterday.
On Wednesday, the Government announced a RM200 reduction on road tax for private vehicles with engine capacity above 2,000cc, and RM50 reduction on road tax for private motorcycles with engine capacity above 250cc.
Also announced were rebates of RM625 a year for private vehicles with engine capacity of up to 2,000cc, and private pick-up trucks and jeeps with engine capacity of up to 2500cc.
Rebates of RM150 will be given to private motorcycles with engine capacity of up to 250cc.
Asked if public transportation would receive further subsidies following the fuel price rise, Ong said the Cabinet Committee on Public Transportation would discuss it further.
“Of course, certain things have yet to be worked out. Some of the input, initiatives and proposals will be discussed by the committee.
At this juncture, it (further public transport subsidy) is still open-ended,” he said.
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