Dr M says abolishing tolls will burden govt's finances


  • Nation
  • Monday, 27 May 2019

The revised East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will see Malaysian contractors having a 40% participation in the RM44bil project, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

PUTRAJAYA: Despite an earlier pledge to abolish tolls, the government has acknowledged that the move will be a burden to the government's finances.

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that it would cost the government RM30bil to abolish tolls on the North-South Expressway.

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