Imposing service tax on maintenance sector not done transparently, says Syed Saddiq

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Adding the maintenance and repair sector to the taxable list should not have been rushed, says Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar).  He said this when debating the motion of thanks on the Royal Address in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (March 4).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2dfwfjvt  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 But what is more shocking is that just last week, three days ago, this scheme was enforced

00:09 using the back door of the government to join a new sector in the scope of the SST scheme,

00:20 which is maintenance and repair.

00:23 This was included in the last minutes, not discussed in Parliament,

00:28 and there was no consultation session.

00:30 It was published on 23 February and enforced on 26 February,

00:36 until it was rejected by experts because there was no consultation session.

00:42 Because it was done in a hurry and in silence, without any direct clarification.

00:48 The people want to ask, with the inclusion of maintenance and repair,

00:53 it is very broad and general. Will it involve laptops, mobile phones, cars and many more?

01:03 Because it will increase the cost of living of the people.

01:07 Therefore, don't do this kind of thing in the last minute.

01:11 Discuss it, have a consultation session.

01:14 Don't use the back door because you are frustrated and finally,

01:18 you are willing to lie and not use the Parliament as the best avenue.

01:24 Moh, can I say something?

01:26 Moh, regarding the SST, as you said, I see that not only the people out there don't understand,

01:33 but the minister himself doesn't understand.

01:35 There is a minister of communications here, in the poster issued by the minister of communications,

01:39 it is included that logistics is not subject to an increase of SST by 2%.

01:44 While logistics is a new scope of service, which is just introduced and is subject to an increase of SST by 6%.

01:52 It is not an increase of 2%, but an increase of 6%.

01:55 That is the first.

01:56 The second is related to logistics.

01:58 Moh has said a lot about logistics.

02:00 In the last budgetary discussion, the minister of finance said that they will hold a logistics session

02:09 because many people raised it.

02:10 However, in the end, the issue is related to logistics, which is also 6%.

02:15 What is concerned in the context of logistics is tax on tax.

02:19 If we look at it, there are many fines on top of fines.

02:23 So I would like to ask a little, what is the approach of MOF to deal with this matter?

02:27 Thank you, Moh.

02:28 That's why I said, don't lie and deceive.

02:30 I also saw the poster.

02:32 I was surprised when I saw it.

02:34 The logistics sector is excluded, but in the official environment,

02:37 in the MOF website, the logistics sector is included from 0% to 6%.

02:43 The increase is quite large.

02:45 So don't lie.

02:47 And whatever the minister of finance said is true,

02:50 it is tax on tax.

02:52 We see where from all levels and the cascading effect will cause the price of basic goods to rise and plummet.

02:59 I hope the video that the minister of finance made will not be cut again.

03:03 I will enter about the video.

03:05 I hope so, Moh. If not, it will be cut again.

03:07 I will enter it later.

03:08 That's why in 2024, the government called it the year of the body government.

03:14 What will happen in 2024?

03:17 Low value good tax will rise.

03:19 High value good tax will rise.

03:21 FSE will rise.

03:23 The price of diesel will rise.

03:25 The price of petrol will rise.

03:27 Electricity and water bills will rise.

03:29 The ringgit will continue to plummet and weaken.

03:32 The basic needs, basic goods, we continue to depend on foreign countries.

03:36 Import and importation bills rise and plummet.

03:39 That's why the government might say,

03:42 "Ah, it's okay. 2024 is the year of the body."

03:44 But the people say the opposite.

03:46 The people out there don't call 2024 the year of the body.

03:50 They call 2024 the year of the expensive goods.

03:57 The End.

04:00 Thank you for watching.

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