Ministry of Transport Considering Raising Public Transport Fares – Report

In his daily media address, the Senior Minister of Security Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob revealed that the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is considering a proposal put forward by public transport operators to increase fares to stem the losses resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

It is said that the MOT will table this proposal during the next meeting of the Jawatankuasa Khas Menteri-Menteri (or ‘Special Minister’s Committee’) to be debated among the nation’s top lawmakers.

Ismail Sabri said that the MOT will consider the proposal as not to ‘subject public transport operators to losses.’

On a related matter, the Senior Minister also commented that school bus operators who have continued to charge for their services despite nearly 60-days of schools being closed will have their operating licenses reviewed, as school bus licenses are under the purview of the Ministry of Transport.

The Senior Minister continued that while he understood the ‘difficulties faced by school bus operators as a result of having no passengers to ferry,’ he did say that there may be revenue opportunities where school buses can temporarily make up the shortfall in factory transit busses, as the latter network is currently only permitted to carry about half the normal capacity, resulting in severe delays to the manufacturing sector.

Souce: BERNAMA

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