Ccssgm 1st Gear June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 The CashCard reader in labour chief Lim Swee Say's car beeps four to six times a day. This is because he passes through that many Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries along busy city roads to get to and from work. He was driving home the point that ERP exists solely to control road congestion and not to enrich government coffers or raise the cost of living for Singaporeans. Mr Lim was responding to a question at a dialogue on why the Government was raising ERP rates by as much as $2 and adding five new gantries from July 7 in a climate of rising inflation. The new gantries along the banks of the Singapore River bring the total number of gantries islandwide to 65. Mr Lim said Transport Minister Raymond Lim had told Parliament previously the Government does not make any money from the ERP increase. The reason: It will collect $70 million a year from the ERP increase, but will lose $110 million due to the 15 per cent reduction in road tax from next month. That is, in fact, a net loss of $40 million, he said. So motorists who do not use congested roads will be 'net gainers', said Mr Lim, pointing to Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Inderjit Singh. This is because Mr Singh, who shared the stage with Mr Lim at the dialogue with Sengkang West residents yesterday, works in Changi. Mr Lim is not so lucky as he works in the NTUC Building at One Marina Boulevard. Relating his driving experience to laughter from the audience, he said: 'Every morning when I come out of my house, it's one beep along Bukit Timah, then another beep entering Marina South. From July 7, I'll be getting another beep just along the road to my office. 'The amount I pay through all this beeping will be more than the road tax rebate I am getting. Why? Simply because I am one of those who always go to busy areas.' Do U Agreed ? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super410 Neutral Newbie June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 No one ask him how much is his pay and what percentage is the ERP charges compared to the total amount he earned? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispie 5th Gear June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Brudder, his salary is over a million a year. Probably a few thousand worth of transport allowance each month. Talk cxxk sing song only lah.. And all these estimation of ERP charges vs road tax thingy.. i think our govt maths not so good since a deficit can become a SGD 6 Billion surplus... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamstart 1st Gear June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 (edited) Lim Swee Say is Labour Chief, how he know wor. Go ask LTA, ask Raymond Lim. See got make or not. Moreover, 15% road tax is one time or one year only, not every year hor. ERP is every year one. Dun understand whether he got use his brain before commenting or not. Edited June 26, 2008 by Jamstart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao_bai77 Neutral Newbie June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Why not tell him we exchange our salary for 5 years... And see will he KPKB... For the petrol price and the rate of ERP wthat we normal citizeb are paying... What a bxxxxxxt from another "local talent".... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster 5th Gear June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Yes i agree! PAP! PAP! PAP! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Like Real!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear June 26, 2008 Author Share June 26, 2008 Take Bus from Pt A to Pt Z Beep 26 times also NO need to pay ERP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aros Neutral Newbie June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Government impliment the ERP not to make $$ ,maybe for charity lah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster 5th Gear June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Dun say a million....If i earn 10K monthly, even if i pay $10 for ERP everyday also no problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacf Neutral Newbie June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Mr Lim's transportation costs should be free! I thought all ministers level got transport allowance plus one Ahmad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idwish Clutched June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 For his kind pay, beep how many times also doesn't matter. Must NTUC a cooperative need to be in a expensive central district? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super410 Neutral Newbie June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 Can i install a SBS or TIBS bus IU in my car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear June 26, 2008 Author Share June 26, 2008 Brudder, his salary is over a million a year. Probably a few thousand worth of transport allowance each month. Talk cxxk sing song only lah.. And all these estimation of ERP charges vs road tax thingy.. i think our govt maths not so good since a deficit can become a SGD 6 Billion surplus... Talk Very Good is Theory Wat we wan is Action that is Practical Dun talk Rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear June 26, 2008 Author Share June 26, 2008 Lim Swee Say is Labour Chief, how he know wor. Go ask LTA, ask Raymond Lim. See got make or not. Moreover, 15% road tax is one time or one year only, not every year hor. ERP is every year one. Dun understand whether he got use his brain before commenting or not. [thumbsup] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ncss Clutched June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 ERP 70m... road tax deduce 110m... loss 40m 1st year loss 40m... but 2nd, 3rd ,4th and so on years big profit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 4th Gear June 26, 2008 Share June 26, 2008 where does the $ go then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear June 26, 2008 Author Share June 26, 2008 Why not tell him we exchange our salary for 5 years...And see will he KPKB... For the petrol price and the rate of ERP wthat we normal citizeb are paying... What a bxxxxxxt from another "local talent".... Good idea I nsupport U ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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