Budget and three-star hotels may be exempted from tourism tax


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 22 Jun 2017

PETALING JAYA: There are plans to exempt locals staying at three-star hotels and lower-grade accommodation from the new tourism tax, Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah said.

“We are studying this and will be making an announcement soon,” he said after launching The Global Entrepreneurship Competition here yesterday.

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