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“They (Singaporeans) have caused many problems, especially traffic congestion in the city centre,” he said. In 2006, the Government had decided that a fee – probably about RM20 – would be levied on cars from Singapore and Thailand to offset some of the petrol subsidy lost to these vehicles. However, this proposal was never carried out.

Johor will not object if the Government decides to impose a levy on Singaporean cars entering Malaysia. State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said besides a token toll charge, Singaporean cars entering the state capital currently do not have to pay any fee. He said the proposal to impose a levy on these cars, which had been forwarded by Johor to the Federal Government, was reasonable at RM50 (S$20)per vehicle due to Singapore’s favourable exchange rate against the Malaysian ringgit.