The Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) revealed in its annual report on Tuesday (July 26) that the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) weak controls over the collection of tolls at the two land checkpoints could have resulted in a potential loss of revenue.
About $13.93 million was estimated to have been under-collected from the Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints in the financial year 2014/2015, the report said.
This represents 21.9 percent of the total toll of $63.54 million that the LTA collected on behalf of the Government in that financial year.
The AGO said that during its audit, it observed the lack of an effective system at immigration booths to ensure vehicles were allowed to pass through only after the toll was paid.
“While LTA had put in place certain measures to detect non-payment of fees, AGO noted that these measures were ineffective as vehicles could slip through without paying the requisite fees,” the report said.
LTA was in agreement that there was a need to review the controls and enforcement over revenue collection at both checkpoints.
It has informed the AGO that it had and would continue to work with the relevant authorities to enhance the system and “address the gaps in controls”.
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