Tourism tax exemption from July
Published on: Saturday, June 06, 2020
By: Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: The tourism tax will be fully exempted from July 1 to June 30 next year as part of the efforts to reactivate tourism activities in the country, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced.While acknowledging that tourism was among the sectors severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister said the exemption of service tax for hotels would also be extended to June 30, 2021.
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He said the deferment of tax instalment payment for tourism industry players, such as tour agencies, hotel operators and airlines for the period from April 1 to Sept 30, had also been extended for another three months from Oct 1 to Dec 31.
“The personal income tax relief of RM1,000 given for domestic tourism expenses will also be extended to Dec 31, 2021,” he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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