Tourism sector welcomes stimulus package


Tourism boost: The government will provide a discount on electricity bills to hotels, travel agencies, airlines, shopping malls, convention and exhibition centres. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: While the tourism industry, which is hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak, welcomes the government’s stimulus package, other sectors say they have been left out.

The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) said industry players were happy the government heeded many of its proposals such as deferment of income tax, 15% electricity discount, and the suspension of the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) contribution as well as the 6% service tax for hotels.

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