The Perak Hotel Enactment 2023 has seen the registration of 1,340 premises to date.
State housing and local government committee chairman Sandrea Ng said the Local Service Charge (CPT) collection reached RM6.41mil last year.
An additional RM2.15mil was collected from hotel guests between January and March 31 this year.
“The enactment, which regulates hotel licensing and operations, is part of efforts to improve governance, safety, cleanliness, and service standards in the tourism and hospitality sector.
“Also, 50% of CPT revenue is channelled back to local authorities to support tourism related initiatives,” she said during the Perak State Assembly sitting at Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan in Ipoh yesterday.
She was replying to Goh See Hua (PH-Pasir Pinji) who asked about the number of premises registered to date and amount of CPT collected.
He also wanted to know how the state government revenue had been allocated and utilised.
Ng said the revenue, among others, was used to organise local tourism programmes as well as cultural and heritage events.
Also included were marketing and promotion activities of local tourism destinations through campaigns and digital platforms.
“It also involves upgrading public amenities in tourist areas such as signage, facilities, cleanliness and accessibility as well as strengthening collaboration programmes with local communities and stakeholders.”
Ng said the balance 50% was retained by the state government for broader development purposes, including improving public infrastructure and supporting strategic economic initiatives.
The Perak Hotel Enactment 2023 was introduced to replace the Boarding House Enactment 1927.
It is aimed at standardising licensing requirements across all accommodation providers, including hotels, homestays, guesthouses and campsites.
