Travel industry fears luxury goods tax will affect tourism
The tour and travel industry fears tourists who come to Malaysia purely to shop for cheaper luxury goods may opt to travel to the fashion capitals of the world instead due to the luxury goods tax proposed by the government. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 21, 2023.
PUTRAJAYA’s proposal to impose a luxury goods tax on certain types of luxury items such as watches and fashion accessories is giving those in the tour and travel industry the jitters. A hotly debated topic, there is a fear among them that the tax will cause Malaysia to lose its reputation as a shopping paradise which will see a drop in the number of tourist arrivals.
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