'Batik Rahmah': MP proposes tax exemption for batik producers


KUALA LUMPUR: An MP urged the government on Thursday (Sept 14) to consider providing tax exemption on the materials used in batik production by the country’s batik producers.

Datuk Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PH-Balik Pulau) said the move could lower the price, allowing all segments of society to wear Malaysian batik.

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