Govt to eventually impose more foreign worker levies


KUALA LUMPUR: The government will eventually impose even more levies to reduce foreign worker count in selected industries, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

“We will impose more levies. At this moment, the levies are already high, so we will give them time to manage this. We need to manage our reliance on foreign workers,” he said on the sidelines of MBSB Bank’s new brand identity launch.

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