Local online services laud service tax on foreign counterparts


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 07 Nov 2018

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PETALING JAYA: Local online service providers are welcoming the move by the Government to impose service tax on overseas-based digital companies.

On Nov 2, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng announced that foreign online service providers like entertainment streaming platforms Netflix, Spotify and Steam will be subjected to service tax effective from Jan 1, 2010.

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