KUALA LUMPUR: The government is not in a hurry to implement the departure levy as it needs a few more months to come out with the formula, says Financ...
: The government is not in a hurry to implement the departure levy as it needs a few more months to come out with the formula, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Instead, it was focusing on putting the right infrastructure in place and making a final decision on the tax rate, he said. “It may take a while before we announce the rate — maybe after this year’s hajj season. Furthermore, Muslims performing the umrah or hajj for the first time will be exempted from the levy,“ he told reporters after attending the SME Awards 2018 organised by Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd here today.
It was reported that Malaysians flying out of the country would be imposed a fee when the Departure Levy Bill 2019 is passed in Parliament. The Bill was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat by Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah for the first reading yesterday.When tabling the 2019 Budget, Lim had proposed that a departure levy be imposed starting June 1, 2019, at a rate of RM20 per person for those flying to Asean countries and RM40 to other countries. —
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