Additional Malaysian levy on Singapore vehicles to start from August
06 Apr 2015|3,324 views
According to The Sunday Times, Malaysia has said that it expects to start levying a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee for foreign vehicles entering Malaysia from Singapore on 1st of August, Bernama has reported.
"This is the first time Malaysia is implementing the charge and definitely it will take time in terms of procuring and installing the equipment," Bernama quoted Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Abd Aziz Kaprawi as saying yesterday.
He added that the equipment, to be installed at both the Woodlands Causeway and Tuas Second Link, would facilitate the charging of the RM20 (S$7.50) VEP fee.
Datuk Abd Aziz also said the VEP fee for foreign vehicles crossing the border to Malaysia via other checkpoints, such as those at the Thai border, would be the same, reported Bernama. He added that his ministry would discuss fare increases for express buses with the Land Public Transport Commission.
A spokesman for Singapore's Ministry of Transport told The Sunday Times yesterday, "We will study the Malaysian levy and consider matching it in some form after the details are confirmed."
In January, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew pointed out that Singapore's VEP fee is aimed at bringing in line the cost of owning and using a foreign-registered vehicle here with that of a Singapore-registered vehicle. On the other hand, Malaysia's VEP fee "appears to be more akin to a toll on foreign-registered vehicles for revenue purposes", he added.
According to The Sunday Times, Malaysia has said that it expects to start levying a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee for foreign vehicles entering Malaysia from Singapore on 1st of August, Bernama has reported.
"This is the first time Malaysia is implementing the charge and definitely it will take time in terms of procuring and installing the equipment," Bernama quoted Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Abd Aziz Kaprawi as saying yesterday.
He added that the equipment, to be installed at both the Woodlands Causeway and Tuas Second Link, would facilitate the charging of the RM20 (S$7.50) VEP fee.
Datuk Abd Aziz also said the VEP fee for foreign vehicles crossing the border to Malaysia via other checkpoints, such as those at the Thai border, would be the same, reported Bernama. He added that his ministry would discuss fare increases for express buses with the Land Public Transport Commission.
A spokesman for Singapore's Ministry of Transport told The Sunday Times yesterday, "We will study the Malaysian levy and consider matching it in some form after the details are confirmed."
In January, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew pointed out that Singapore's VEP fee is aimed at bringing in line the cost of owning and using a foreign-registered vehicle here with that of a Singapore-registered vehicle. On the other hand, Malaysia's VEP fee "appears to be more akin to a toll on foreign-registered vehicles for revenue purposes", he added.
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