Wee: Drop in prices shows govt collected ‘hidden’ tax


PETALING JAYA: The drop in petrol prices showed that the Pakatan Harapan government has quietly collected petrol taxes for the past few months, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

“Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng accused me of lying when I said that the government collected about 30 sen tax per litre as the real cost is RM1.90 per litre compared to RM2.20 per litre on Thursday.

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