Taman Negara Is Hiking Up Its Entrance Fees Of RM1 After 70 Years
The price change will begin from 1 January 2020.
By May Vin Ang — 04 Dec 2019, 04:54 PM
Beginning 1 January 2020, the entrance fee to Taman Negara will no longer be RM1 per person
Visitors aged 13 to 60 years will have to pay RM30 per entry while those 61 years and above will have to pay RM15, reported The Star.
Children aged 12 years and below will be charged RM10.
The entrance fee has not been revised since its opening 70 years ago
"The revision is part of an initiative to improve efficiency and reduce revenue leakage," said Pahang Chief Minister Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, as quoted by theSundaily.
He also hopes that the increasing income will help Pahang become an independent state.
"Greater revenue will benefit the rakyat through aid and development projects," he explained at a gathering of civil servants at Dewan Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah on Monday, 2 December.
He also announced that he was pleased with the performance and achievements of the state's civil servants, which is an indication of a government's success
According to Berita Harian, he said that as an opposition state, Pahang must independently generate revenue to drive development, advancing in line with the motto 'Maju Terus Pahang'.
"This includes attracting more foreign investors and conglomerates to invest in this state, and not solely depending on tax collections," he said.
