Retailers see red over ‘nonsensical’ signage fee

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian retailers and marketeers are up in arms over the issue of licensing fees for advertisements and signages imposed by the local councils as a means to generate revenue.

Representatives of the National Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, Bumiputera Retailers Organisation, Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, Malaysia Retailers Association, Malaysian Franchise Association, Federation of Sundry Goods Merchants and Associations of Malaysia, Malaysia Garments Marketeers Associations, Malaysian Footwear Manufacturers Association and Malaysia Shopping Malls Association got together to express their dismay over the lack of clarity.