Rafidah: Overtaxation could discourage businessmen


KUALA LUMPUR: Taxes must be fair to all and as such, high-income earners and businessmen should not be targeted by the government to avoid discouraging them from growing their revenue, says former Cabinet minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.

She said the “elite” group should not be targeted by Putrajaya merely on the assumption that they are rich.“If they have business and we pressure them, their business might be affected and people may be laid off.

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