Spokesperson for the republic’s land transport authority said the Reciprocal Road Charge will not be applicable to foreign-registered taxis.
SINGAPORE: It is good news for Malaysian taxis as they are not subject to the new Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC) that will be imposed by Singapore on Feb 15.
“The RRC is not applicable to foreign-registered taxis,” a spokesperson of the republic’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) was quoted as saying by TODAYonline.com.
The statement was in response to queries from the portal following concerns from Johor-based taxi drivers that they would have to pay the S$6.40 RRC when they enter Singapore.
On Thursday, a Malaysian daily reported that taxi drivers in Johor Bahru wanted Singapore to exclude them from paying the newly introduced RRC that would take effect next month.
The report said that if the RRC mirrored Malaysia’s RC, then they should be excluded, just as Singapore taxis were exempted from paying the RC.
Quoting Johor Bahru-Singapore Taxi Terminal chairman Muhamad Najib Abdul Rahman, the report said they were worried about the matter because Singapore had not said anything about exempting them from the RRC.
“We are hoping that since Malaysia has given Singapore taxis an exemption from the RC, the republic will give us similar treatment,” he was quoted as saying.
On Jan 16, LTA announced that all foreign-registered cars will have to pay the RRC of S$6.40 per entry when they enter Singapore by the Tuas or Woodlands checkpoints from Feb 15.
LTA said the RRC mirrors Malaysia’s tax of RM20 per entry for non-Malaysian registered cars entering Johor, which was implemented on Nov 1 last year. -FMT
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