AG Report: 128,165 tax defaulters barred from leaving country


  • Nation
  • Monday, 21 Nov 2016

PETALING JAYA: A total of 128,165 individuals have been barred from leaving the country as of June 2016 for failing to settle their taxes.

According to the 2015 Auditor General Report (Series 2), the Director General of Inland Revenue has issued a total of 128,165 restrictions on travel abroad certificates as of June 2016 "with tax arrears involved amounting to RM3.4bil".

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