The government's proposed plan to introduce a car lifespan policy could be a ruse to reap more Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue, PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli said today.

In a press conference at the Parliament lobby, Rafizi said that he could not find any other solid excuse as to why the government would come up with such an idea, which he said will increase the burden of the people.

NONE "When GST is in place, the government will have a revenue of about RM4,000 from every car that is bought. Imagine half a million people changing cars every year," Rafizi said.

He also warned that if the policy came into effect, about two to three million Malaysians will be forced to change cars in one go.

He said that the government has not provided any "empirical evidence" that cars above 12 years old are no longer roadworthy.

"What is the evidence that these cars cause the most number of accidents?" he asked.

PKR's Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, who was also at the press conference, warned the policy could make cars as unaffordable as houses in the long run.

"Imagine we take nine years loan for a car, the car is free for three years then we have to change cars again. This would make us forever mired in debt," Sim asserted.