Court of Appeal to decide on lawyer's case against departure levy in March


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed March 14 to give its verdict in a lawyer's appeal relating to his lawsuit against the Finance Minister and the government over the imposition of a departure levy on Malaysians travelling overseas.

Justice Datuk Yaacob Md Sam, chairing a three-member panel, said on Wednesday (Jan 4) that they needed more time to deliberate on the issues submitted by parties in the appeal.

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