Sabah to start collecting 5% sales tax on petroleum products

The Sabah government is expected to begin collecting the five per cent sales tax on petroleum products on or before May 28 for the April sales, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is expected to begin collecting the five per cent sales tax on petroleum products on or before May 28 for the April sales, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said.

Mohd Shafie, who is also state finance minister, said the Sales Tax (Rates of Tax) Order 2018 on petroleum products, namely crude petroleum oil and natural gas/liquefied gas, was gazetted on Dec 6,2018 and came into force on April 1 this year before being published in the Government Gazette dated April 2.