Vivien Ng - Govt doesn't make money from ERP

Summary:
It is said that cash card reader of any car's owner could beeps several times a day due to the increased of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries along busy roads. People drive pass these roads just to get to work. The main reason that ERP exists is to control road congestion and not to enrich government coffers. Of cause is not to raise the cost of living in singaporeans. The government was raising the ERP rates by increasing the rate by $2 and also adding five new gantries. However the governtment did not make any money from the ERP .ERP will collect approximately a n amount of $70 million but instead, they will lose $110 million due to the reduction in the road tax.
Comments:
Before reading this article, i totally disagree with the government in increasing the ERP rates. Firstly, nowadays, the amount of petrol oil has dropped rapidly hence the price increases largely.It is already a burden for all drivers. They have to work so hard to support their families yet they have to afford the cost of the bills and petrol oil for their cars. After reading the article, i realise that the increased of new ERP gantries is to control the road conjestion so that there will not be heavy jams everywhere. In my oppinion, i personally thinks that the government should explain in public so that people will know the reason why government has choose to increase the ERP rates.Overall , people will understand and cause lesser dispute in the country.