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Fast-tracking revenue for Kulai

Fast-tracking revenue for Kulai

The Star07-07-2025
Mohd Hafiz says the KFL has brought an influx of domestic and foreign investment.
Implementation of a fast-track initiative in Kulai, Johor, has boosted revenue for its local authority.
Kulai Fast Lane (KFL) expanded Kulai Municipal Council's (MPKu) tax revenue and non-tax revenue collection, said council president Mohd Hafiz Aliman.
The service delivery improvement programme was launched in 2022 to reduce red tape and speed up the approval process for council services including construction permits and operating licences, particularly for foreign investors.
Mohd Hafiz said the council had targeted RM141mil in revenue in 2022, but raked in RM163mil.
In 2023, it achieved RM192mil, well above the RM145mil target.
'This strong performance gives us more confidence to develop Kulai district and improve infrastructure,' he said at the full board meeting.
Mohd Hafiz said when KFL started, Kulai district only had two development areas – the 556.5ha Sedenak Tech Park and Senai Airport City spanning 1,092.6ha.
Now in its fourth year of implementation the district had eight development areas, he said, adding, 'We have seen an influx of domestic and foreign investors into Kulai.'
He said Johor received RM72bil in investments for 2023 and from that amount, RM50.4bil or 70% went into Kulai.
KFL, he said, had recorded RM56.4bil in investments to date.
'We are committed to providing the best services to domestic and foreign investors under the KFL initiative and further improve over time.'
Separately, Mohd Hafiz said the district was ready to welcome Visit Johor 2026 (VJ2026), which is just five months away.
He said the council's action plans included further beautify the landscaping at Senai International Airport and actively promoting Gunung Pulai Recreational Forest.
'We want tourism players to actively promote and market tourism attractions in our district in conjunction with VJ2026,' said Mohd Hafiz.
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