Tourism sector in dire need of govt financial aid

“Any form of tax relief would be welcomed, given that very little financial assistance is forthcoming for the travel and tourism sector, ” said Nigel Wong (pic), MATTA’s secretary-general, emphasising that some 90% of the 47,000 workers in the sector have been left unemployed,

KUALA LUMPUR: With no tourism income and agencies deep in debt, the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) is calling on the government to provide some form of tax relief to ease the financial burden for some 3,000 of its members.

“Any form of tax relief would be welcomed, given that very little financial assistance is forthcoming for the travel and tourism sector, ” said Nigel Wong, MATTA’s secretary-general, emphasising that some 90% of the 47,000 workers in the sector have been left unemployed,