The government under Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s leadership had given more tax exemptions to megaprojects and this had caused the government direct losses, Customs Department director-general Subromaniam Tholasy said today.
This was in contrast with the present government’s decision to grant China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) a relief from paying the goods and services tax (GST) in its procurement of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which the department said would ultimately benefit the government and people.
Subromaniam further said that not only had megaprojects under Mahathir’s time been exempted from the sales and services tax (SST), they had also been exempted from import duties.
This was in contrast with the present government’s decision to grant China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) a relief from paying the goods and services tax (GST) in its procurement of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which the department said would ultimately benefit the government and people.
Subromaniam further said that not only had megaprojects under Mahathir’s time been exempted from the sales and services tax (SST), they had also been exempted from import duties.
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