Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat explains why it will cost S$40m to retain older ticketing system

In deciding not to phase out the older card-based ticketing system for public transport in favour of the SimplyGo payment platform, an estimated S$40 million will be spent so commuters can continue to use EZ-Link cards and NETS FlashPay cards. On Friday (Jan 26), Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said the funds will be needed to buy new hardware, as well as to maintain and operate the older ticketing system. Read more: https://cna.asia/4bcGHw5 Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia