Hotel operators: Tourism tax model unfair


PETALING JAYA: Major hotel groups have submitted a memorandum to the Government to voice their concerns over the burden to collect tourism tax from Aug 1.

In a joint memorandum to the Finance Ministry, Customs Depart­ment, and Tourism and Culture Ministry, they said the tourism tax model unfairly imposed the burden of tax collection on registered hotels.

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