MoF mulls tabling fiscal responsibility bill at next parliament session


Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is looking to table the Fiscal Responsibility Bill at the next parliament session, scheduled to begin on July 18.

Finance Minister Tengku said the Bill includes efforts to broaden the country’s tax base, including taxing the shadow economy, as well as improve tax compliance and administration towards helping boost tax collection.

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