PETALING JAYA: Taxi drivers have cause to celebrate as the Government on Monday decided not to postpone the fare hike announced as effective from March 19.
“In line with the Cabinet’s decision, the taxi fare revision announced on March 19 remains in effect,“ said Nancy Shukri (pic), the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, in a statement on Monday.
She said fare revisions for express buses and rail services will, however, be deferred to a later date.
The new fare announcement created confusion among the public and transport operators.
It was earlier reported that the Cabinet had asked the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to postpone the increase in public transport fares.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was reported to have said that the timing of fare hike was not right and would burden Malaysians.
The decision was an unpopular on with taxi drivers who had recalibrated their meters to the new fares. They said they would ignore the directive until SPAD issues a new one.
