Minister: Govt to review RM10 tourism tax


Colours of Malaysia: Mohamaddin (centre) looking at a collage made up of the people of Malaysia at his ministry as Deputy Minister Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (left) and Tourism secretary-general Datuk Rashidi Hasbullah (right) look on. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The flat rate of RM10 per room per night charged on foreign tourists needs to be reviewed, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi.

“Yes (we will review) because we want to attract tourists, we need to find a method that can be accepted by them and will make it easier for them to visit Malaysia.

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