PM Anwar to clarify cost of living issues, revenue collection in Parliament today


KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to explain the impact on the people’s cost of living and industrial production costs due to the increase in sales and service tax from six to eight per cent at today’s Dewan Rakyat session.

According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, Anwar will also explain the additional amount of revenue collected from all the new tax measures implemented for 2024 in response to a question by Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah (BN-Paya Besar) during the Prime Minister’s question time.

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