How the government 'belanja the rakyat' and spent RM500 million to keep tolls down

Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi revealed what most road users don’t realise - if the government hadn’t intervened, toll rates would already be much higher this year.

By instructing toll concessionaires to freeze toll hikes in 2025, the government is paying over RM500 million in compensation to these companies.

Why? Because highway development and operations are bound by detailed agreements that allow for scheduled toll reviews, usually upward to help concessionaires repay private loans taken to build and maintain the highways.

Good news, you save this year. Heads up - come January 2026, a toll increase might still happen!

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