DAP Sabah called on all Malaysians to unite votes under Pakatan Rakyat for cheaper cars. DAP Sabah State Assistant Secretary, Junz Wong said Pakatan Rakyat has recently made an electoral pledge to slash the hefty excise duties and taxes on cars.
Junz explained, Malaysians are bearing some of the highest car prices in the world. We are paying the duties between 65% - 105% on cars we buy on top of 10% in sales tax, which was among the highest in the world.
This also meant when Malaysian bought a car at RM100,000, as much as RM55,000 went to Putrajaya.
The money should be in the hands of Rakyat instead of the government and they should decide on how the money should be spent, said Junz.
Junz Wong who is also the DAPSY KK Assistant Youth Chief added, "To have cheaper cars also means Rakyat will have higher household disposal income, more purchasing power."
"Can you imagine the excise duties and taxes on cars, which has resulted to approximately 20% of total household debts in the country, be reduced?"
Junz said that this would lead to more real cash for consumers to spend, which would have some stimulating effect on the economy.
Apart from the duties cut, Pakatan Rakyat has also promised to rationalize the System of APs, which is given to a few selected companies and car importers, allowing to bring in cars and charge up to RM40,000 for the permit to the customer.
This will make the cars even cheaper when the monopolistic AP license system is abolished. Junz concluded (DAP Media)
manifesto baru pembangkang, kurangkan harga kereta.
ReplyDeleteCheaper cars, more people can afford hence more traffic congestion.
ReplyDeleteAbolish AP but the roads and public transportation must be upgraded.
ReplyDeletePembangkang mula memberikan pelbagai janji yang tidak pasti setakat mana kebenarannya. Jika benar cuba lakukan dulu perkara ini di Negeri pembangkang.
ReplyDeleteJanji PRU saja itukan? Betulkah Sanih Alias.. Jangan terpedayalah dengan semua itu.
ReplyDeleteSudah lah sekarang harga tinggi. Masalah lagi sekarang ini saman pun bertambah lagi. Apalah nasih pemilik kereta kalau macam ini.
ReplyDeleteThe nation will experience economic instability and many will go bankrupt if the price and excise duty of vehicles are reduced.
ReplyDeleteMinister in the Prime Minister's Department Nor Mohamed Yakcop said, getting rid of taxes for cars would reduce national revenue by RM7 billion which could affect infrastructural development, especially in Sabah and Sarawak, and in the interior of the peninsula.
ReplyDelete"If the opposition makes a decison to get rid of the excise tax, the people who are living in poor conditions cannot boost their lives because money is not available.
ReplyDelete"What about the people who work at the (second-hand car dealer) shops? It will give a side-effect to the economy.
ReplyDelete"It is possible, if you want to reduce the excise duty, but (one) must think of many aspects, the negative and the positive," he told reporters after visiting 76-year-old Leha Nayan's house, in conjunction with the Concerned Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Programme .
ReplyDeleteNor Mohamed said this when commenting on a statement by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) strategic director Mohd Rafizi Ramli who promised to reduce the price of cars if the opposition pact won the 13th General Election.
ReplyDeleteHe likened the opposition pact promises to its shallow thinking because they (opposition) made statements without studying and thinking of the implications on the nation.
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