STAR, February 27, 2009
SHAH ALAM: By the end of 2013, water tariffs in Selangor can be decreased as much as 25% if the state takes over the water sector, said a review panel appointed by the state government.
Not only would the 20 cubic metres of free water remain; but there would be a 10% decrease in tariff this year, panel member and PJ Utara MP Tony Pua told a media briefing yesterday.
This would be followed by a 20% decrease in the second term in 2011, and a further 25% decrease during the third term in 2013.
Other panel members were Klang MP Charles Santiago, academic Dr Subramaniam Pillay, lawyer Fahda Nur Ahmad Kamar and Selayang MP William Leong.
Santiago said eliminating excess spending by the state allowed for the water tariff to go down.
The panel also said the Federal Government, having initiated direct talks with the four water concessionaires in the state, must not exclude the state government which owned 70% to 80% of Selangor’s water assets.
Meanwhile, at a separate function, Syabas executive chairman Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, when asked about his alleged seven-figure remuneration, said: “If they want professionals to run the company, they will have to pay.”
He was speaking to reporters after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between Syabas and the Construction Industrial Development Board yesterday.
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