dansplace
Well-Known Member
Apparently this has not taken effect, anyone heard any news?
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(Taken from The STAR online: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/6/nation/13884627&sec=nation)
Thursday April 6, 2006
Foreign vehicles to pay entry fee
By SA’ODAH ELIAS and CELESTE FONG
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet endorsed yesterday the plan to impose a levy on Singapore- and Thailand-registered vehicles entering the country as a way to help defray the high fuel subsidy.
According to sources, the Cabinet had directed the relevant authorities – particularly the Immigration, Road Transport and Customs and Excise departments – to work out the details on the rates and mechanism of the plan.
The sources said the Cabinet wanted the plan to be carried out smoothly and to know which authority was best to collect the levy.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal, meanwhile, said the whole plan was still being studied, including the need to look into how the levy was to be imposed.
“These are the details that we need to sort out,” Shafie said after chairing his ministry’s post-Cabinet meeting.
His ministry has been made the secretariat to coordinate all the studies and recommendations from other ministries.
“There was a meeting last week, and more meetings will be held soon to look into the details,” he added.
Tourism Minister Datuk Tengku Adnan Mansor had recently said that tourists driving into the country would have to pay RM20 (S$8.77) per entry.
Several years ago, Singapore introduced an entry permit of S$20 (RM45) for foreign vehicles and S$4 (RM9) for foreign motorcycles entering the republic.
The Johor government, however, is concerned over the plan to impose a levy on Singaporean vehicles.
Its Tourism Committee chairman Freddy Long said the move would have a negative impact on tourism. Johor earns nearly RM5mil a day from Singaporean visitors.
About 23,500 Singaporeans visit Johor Baru daily, spending an average of RM200 each on food, shopping and entertainment. Most of them drive into the city.
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(Taken from The STAR online: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/6/nation/13884627&sec=nation)
Thursday April 6, 2006
Foreign vehicles to pay entry fee
By SA’ODAH ELIAS and CELESTE FONG
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet endorsed yesterday the plan to impose a levy on Singapore- and Thailand-registered vehicles entering the country as a way to help defray the high fuel subsidy.
According to sources, the Cabinet had directed the relevant authorities – particularly the Immigration, Road Transport and Customs and Excise departments – to work out the details on the rates and mechanism of the plan.
The sources said the Cabinet wanted the plan to be carried out smoothly and to know which authority was best to collect the levy.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal, meanwhile, said the whole plan was still being studied, including the need to look into how the levy was to be imposed.
“These are the details that we need to sort out,” Shafie said after chairing his ministry’s post-Cabinet meeting.
His ministry has been made the secretariat to coordinate all the studies and recommendations from other ministries.
“There was a meeting last week, and more meetings will be held soon to look into the details,” he added.
Tourism Minister Datuk Tengku Adnan Mansor had recently said that tourists driving into the country would have to pay RM20 (S$8.77) per entry.
Several years ago, Singapore introduced an entry permit of S$20 (RM45) for foreign vehicles and S$4 (RM9) for foreign motorcycles entering the republic.
The Johor government, however, is concerned over the plan to impose a levy on Singaporean vehicles.
Its Tourism Committee chairman Freddy Long said the move would have a negative impact on tourism. Johor earns nearly RM5mil a day from Singaporean visitors.
About 23,500 Singaporeans visit Johor Baru daily, spending an average of RM200 each on food, shopping and entertainment. Most of them drive into the city.
then i will be very happy :nehnehhh: 
).........its juzz too expensive to drive in and out daily 
