Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has revealed that the Penang State Government has acquired a total of 15 units of Toyota Camry 2.5V (AT) (CBU) cars for the State Government’s official use this year.
The cars cost RM3,311,895, inclusive of sales tax and excise duty, and replace the previously used state cars that were acquired in 2020.
Penang State Government spends over RM3.31 million on new Toyota Camrys for official use
Chow Kon Yeow
Chow revealed the matter in a reply to a written question by his predecessor and current Air Putih assemblyperson Lim Guan Eng at the Penang State Legislative Assembly (DUN) on Monday (19 May), as reported by the State Government’s official mouthpiece, Buletin Mutiara.
Meanwhile, during a brief media conference yesterday (20 May), the Penang Chief Minister elaborated,
“The 15 vehicles are allocated for the official use of 10 state executive councillors and three ex-officio members, namely the Penang State Secretary, the Penang State Legal Adviser, and the Penang State Financial Officer.
“Another two are for the official use of the State Legislative Assembly Speaker, State Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker,”
Furthermore, Chow was quoted by local media as saying that each Toyota Camry costs RM220,783.
The previous official State Government vehicles were also Toyota Camrys and had been in service for over 5 years.
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