KLANG, 26 Jan 2019:
The Selangor government will use its own formula to determine the new water tariff rates to ensure it does not burden consumers in the state, especially those in the Bottom 40 (B40) group.
Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari yesterday said the state government is currently holding discussions with the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources and the National Water Services Commission (Span) regarding the new rates.
“Selangor has its own formula to determine the new rates so that it is not burdensome, as currently, management costs for one cubic metre of water are 96 sen, while consumers only pay less than 40 sen.
“In fact, during the time of the two previous Selangor menteris besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, the state leadership had assured that any increase in water tariffs would not burden the people.”
He was asked to comment on Abdul Khalid’s statement yesterday, which described a statement on Wednesday by the Minister of Land, Water and Natural Resources Dr Xavier Jayakumar that the people need to show their compassion to the government over the rise in water tariffs, as embarrassing.
– Bernama