Singapore will respond to Malaysia's new VEP charges
23 Dec 2014|1,736 views
The Ministry of Transport is studying Malaysia's new levy on foreign-registered vehicles going into the country from Singapore, and will decide on a response 'in due course', it said on Monday, reported The Straits Times. It also noted that the levy is not uniformly applied at all of Malaysia's land borders.
Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times reported on Saturday that Malaysia plans to charge a RM20 (S$7.60) vehicle entry permit (VEP) at two entry points in Johor, at the Causeway and the Second Link. It will kick in from around the middle of next year.
Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told the paper that the imposition of the fee was approved by Prime Minister Najib Razak in July. He also said that Malaysia is mulling over charging VEP on foreign-registered vehicles coming in from Thailand and Brunei.
The latest development came after several rounds of fee hikes by Singapore and Malaysia. A round trip to Malaysia using the Causeway now costs about $13.10 - more than five times the cost before revisions by the two sides on 1st October. The cost of a similar trip using the Second Link in Tuas remains unchanged at $12.40.
The Ministry of Transport is studying Malaysia's new levy on foreign-registered vehicles going into the country from Singapore, and will decide on a response 'in due course', it said on Monday, reported The Straits Times. It also noted that the levy is not uniformly applied at all of Malaysia's land borders.
Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times reported on Saturday that Malaysia plans to charge a RM20 (S$7.60) vehicle entry permit (VEP) at two entry points in Johor, at the Causeway and the Second Link. It will kick in from around the middle of next year.
Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told the paper that the imposition of the fee was approved by Prime Minister Najib Razak in July. He also said that Malaysia is mulling over charging VEP on foreign-registered vehicles coming in from Thailand and Brunei.
The latest development came after several rounds of fee hikes by Singapore and Malaysia. A round trip to Malaysia using the Causeway now costs about $13.10 - more than five times the cost before revisions by the two sides on 1st October. The cost of a similar trip using the Second Link in Tuas remains unchanged at $12.40.
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