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1) Road tax to be cut across the board
To show that ERP is not for raising Government revenue, Mr Lim announced that road tax will be cut by 15 per cent across the board, a move that will cost the Government $110 million a year. The last time road tax was cut was last September, by 8 per cent.
2) A new highway
The largely underground North-South Expressway linking Woodlands to the East Coast Parkway - will be built. Costing $7 billion to $8 billion, it will be ready by 2020. It will be Singapore's 11th expressway and is expected to reduce travelling time in the north-east corridor by 30 per cent.
3) Marina Coastal Expressway
A 5km underground expressway linking the Kallang Expressway to the Ayer Rayah Expressway. It will cost $2.5 billion and expected to be ready by 2013.
4) The Tampines Expressway and perennially congested Central Expressway will be widened from July to 2011.
5) The second phase of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway, stretching from the Pan-Island Expressway to the Tampines Expressway, will open to traffic in September.
To show that ERP is not for raising Government revenue, Mr Lim announced that road tax will be cut by 15 per cent across the board, a move that will cost the Government $110 million a year. The last time road tax was cut was last September, by 8 per cent.
2) A new highway
The largely underground North-South Expressway linking Woodlands to the East Coast Parkway - will be built. Costing $7 billion to $8 billion, it will be ready by 2020. It will be Singapore's 11th expressway and is expected to reduce travelling time in the north-east corridor by 30 per cent.
3) Marina Coastal Expressway
A 5km underground expressway linking the Kallang Expressway to the Ayer Rayah Expressway. It will cost $2.5 billion and expected to be ready by 2013.
4) The Tampines Expressway and perennially congested Central Expressway will be widened from July to 2011.
5) The second phase of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway, stretching from the Pan-Island Expressway to the Tampines Expressway, will open to traffic in September.
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