A lower extension levy fee


Happy lot: Foreign workers giving the thumbs up to the federal government’s move to reduce the visa extension levy.

PETALING JAYA: The government will lower the extension levy fees for foreign workers who have worked in the country for more than 10 years starting in March.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the Cabinet made the decision during a meeting on Feb 20 to reduce the burden of employers.

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