JOHOR BARU: The Federal Government has agreed for Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) to be imposed on Singapore-registered vehicles that enter Johor.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the establishment of the VEP would however need some fine-tuning before its implementation.
"The Johor government first needs to inform and give notice to the Road Transport Department on its implementation as an administrative process," he said in his speech before a state government organised berbuka puasa event at the Persada International Conventional Centre here this evening.
Najib added that the Federal Government and Johor Government will also discuss on the proposed rates for the VEP before its implementation.
"Part of the VEP collection will also go to the state government," he said.
Present at the event was Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
The Johor Government has been keen in awaiting the approval from the Federal Government to implement the VEP for Singapore-registered vehicles entering both the Causeway in the city and also the Second Link in Gelang Patah in the state.
Earlier Najib launched a new bus service at a cost of RM2.9 million to be borne by Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) from Larkin to the Johor Baru city centre.
In the afternoon, Najib attended a closed-door briefing on Johor's development and progress at the Puteri Pacific Hotel here.
Johor state planning unit (Unpen) director A. Rahim Nin gave the two-hour briefing on the state's development and progress.