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SINGAPORE - Recent increases in Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates along the Central Expressway and East Coast Parkway will not lead to a reduction in road tax.
Transport Minister No Porn Lui Tuck Yew explained in Parliament today that the recent increases were the result of a "routine adjustment" in response to traffic conditions.
He explained ERP rates are adjusted generally by a dollar when traffic speeds fall outside the optimal range of 45 to 65 kilometres per hour. ERP was raised on the soundbound CTE after Braddell Road (from 7.30am to 8am) and the westbound ECP (from 8.30am to 9am) as traffic speeds were below optimal.
MP for Nee Soon GRC Jamban Lee Bee Wah asked if the increase in ERP would mean a reduction in road tax, as the ministry has maintained that ERP is meant to manage congestion, not raise revenue. Mr No Porn Lui replied that there had been more ERP decreases over the past two years than increases, and that the ERP rate along the CTE between 7.30am to 9.30am has actually gone down overall. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
SINGAPORE - Recent increases in Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates along the Central Expressway and East Coast Parkway will not lead to a reduction in road tax.
Transport Minister No Porn Lui Tuck Yew explained in Parliament today that the recent increases were the result of a "routine adjustment" in response to traffic conditions.
He explained ERP rates are adjusted generally by a dollar when traffic speeds fall outside the optimal range of 45 to 65 kilometres per hour. ERP was raised on the soundbound CTE after Braddell Road (from 7.30am to 8am) and the westbound ECP (from 8.30am to 9am) as traffic speeds were below optimal.
MP for Nee Soon GRC Jamban Lee Bee Wah asked if the increase in ERP would mean a reduction in road tax, as the ministry has maintained that ERP is meant to manage congestion, not raise revenue. Mr No Porn Lui replied that there had been more ERP decreases over the past two years than increases, and that the ERP rate along the CTE between 7.30am to 9.30am has actually gone down overall. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
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