Telcos to provide GST rebates to Malaysian prepaid users for one year


PETALING JAYA: From Friday, Malaysians will be receiving a rebate on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) charged on their mobile prepaid reloads for one year, an industry body announced.

In a statement, the Communications and Multimedia Consumer Forum of Malaysia (CFM) said telecommunication companies would be giving rebates equivalent to the 6% (GST) imposed on prepaid users who are Malaysian nationals from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2016.

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