Bring back subsidy for child safety seats, govt urged
An MP has called on the government to reintroduce a subsidy for child safety seats next year, citing the low usage of the contraption in the country because of its high cost.
Syahredzan Johan (PH-Bangi) said many parents did not fix these seats, despite their being made compulsory in 2020, noting that the cheapest child restraint system (CRS) seats retailed at RM200.
“The previous government had introduced a subsidy programme called MyCRS to encourage the usage of such seats among B40 households.
“The programme offered a rebate of up to 50% or up to RM150,” he said when debating the Supply (Budget) Bill 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Syahredzan said the government should introduce a more sustainable and targeted initiative to encourage car owners to instal the seats.
He also proposed that the…
