Tax exemption for over 260,000


Plans for 2018: Najib and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi holding up copies of Budget 2018 in Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur on Budget Day last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Over 260,000 people will be exempted from paying income tax following a two percentage point reduction in the individual tax rate for those earning between RM20,000 and RM70,000.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced the cut in Budget 2018 in a move to help middle-income families raise their disposal incomes.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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