SST hike: 85% of domestic electricity bills in Peninsula not affected


PUTRAJAYA: A total of 6.96 million or 84.3% of users in the residential category in Peninsular Malaysia are not affected by the tax reform for electricity services to be implemented beginning March 1.

The Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (Petra), in a statement on Thursday (Feb 29), said that a service tax would only be imposed for usage above 600kWj for electricity supply services.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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Subsidy , Service Tax , Electricity , Petra

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