By LYANA ROSALINI MOHD YUNUS
SUBANG JAYA: Taylor’s University (TU) students responded negatively to the recent toll hike that were implemented by the Malaysian government on 15 October, which affected 17 intracity highways.
School of Education student Lum Kit May, 21, said she felt displeased with the recent toll hike and believed that it would further contribute to the wide economic gap amongst working class citizens.
“Beside additional transportation costs, businessmen take advantage of the situation to increase the price of their products and consumers will have to spend more,” Lum said.
Taylor’s Business School student Zaahir Dawood Mohammad Sadiq, 25, said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the toll hike will lead to an increase in petrol prices along with an increase in pricing for everyday expenses, food and beverage outlets.
“This spiral effect from GST and toll hike will impact citizens and have them resort to staying at home rather than going out,” Zaahir Dawood said, adding that the authorities did not fully justify the increase in toll rates.
However, School of Communication student David Teoh Qi-en, 22, said his dissatisfaction was more directed at the incompetency of Malaysia’s public transportation system and its slow progress in improvements.
“I am not ignorant about my surroundings and the economy of this country, neither am I fine about the matter but politics have disappointed us in many ways that it has made me jaded and this development is not unexpected," he said.
School of Education student Lum Kit May, 21, said she felt displeased with the recent toll hike and believed that it would further contribute to the wide economic gap amongst working class citizens.
“Beside additional transportation costs, businessmen take advantage of the situation to increase the price of their products and consumers will have to spend more,” Lum said.
Taylor’s Business School student Zaahir Dawood Mohammad Sadiq, 25, said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the toll hike will lead to an increase in petrol prices along with an increase in pricing for everyday expenses, food and beverage outlets.
“This spiral effect from GST and toll hike will impact citizens and have them resort to staying at home rather than going out,” Zaahir Dawood said, adding that the authorities did not fully justify the increase in toll rates.
However, School of Communication student David Teoh Qi-en, 22, said his dissatisfaction was more directed at the incompetency of Malaysia’s public transportation system and its slow progress in improvements.
“I am not ignorant about my surroundings and the economy of this country, neither am I fine about the matter but politics have disappointed us in many ways that it has made me jaded and this development is not unexpected," he said.