00:00Toll exemption in the festive season is described as a non-productive basis,
00:07and even violates the utility of the transportation system,
00:10in addition to contributing to the poverty of poor residents,
00:13said road safety activist Syahrim Tamrin.
00:17Describing the government's actions to end the basis as correct,
00:21Syahrim, who is also a former director of the Malaysia Road Safety Research Institute, said,
00:28Toll exemption is like spilling oil into the fire,
00:32because it invites the risk of safety to road users,
00:36as a result of very high traffic at the right time.
00:39In addition, the approach of toll exemption also results in higher use of firewood,
00:45and leads to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions and air pollution.
00:51Yesterday, Prime Minister Alexander Nantalinggi announced
00:55that the government will replace the suspension of toll exemption with a more targeted approach.
01:01Syahrim said millions of ringgit in tax payers' money
01:05for the purpose of toll exemption must be properly distributed
01:09to the people who mostly use various modes of land transport.
01:14Zarualamya Syahir, Berita FMT.
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