Calls to raise individual income tax relief to RM12,000


PETALING JAYA: With the cost of essentials such as food, housing and healthcare continuing to rise, calls are growing to raise the individual income tax relief threshold of RM9,000, which has remained unchanged since 2010.

Stakeholder groups said the current threshold is out of touch with today’s cost of living and should be increased to at least RM12,000 to reflect inflation.

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