• 9 months ago
Adding the maintenance and repair sector to the taxable list should not have been rushed, says Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar).

He said this when debating the motion of thanks on the Royal Address in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (March 4).

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00:00 But what is more shocking is that just last week, three days ago, this scheme was enforced
00:09 using the back door of the government to join a new sector in the scope of the SST scheme,
00:20 which is maintenance and repair.
00:23 This was included in the last minutes, not discussed in Parliament,
00:28 and there was no consultation session.
00:30 It was published on 23 February and enforced on 26 February,
00:36 until it was rejected by experts because there was no consultation session.
00:42 Because it was done in a hurry and in silence, without any direct clarification.
00:48 The people want to ask, with the inclusion of maintenance and repair,
00:53 it is very broad and general. Will it involve laptops, mobile phones, cars and many more?
01:03 Because it will increase the cost of living of the people.
01:07 Therefore, don't do this kind of thing in the last minute.
01:11 Discuss it, have a consultation session.
01:14 Don't use the back door because you are frustrated and finally,
01:18 you are willing to lie and not use the Parliament as the best avenue.
01:24 Moh, can I say something?
01:26 Moh, regarding the SST, as you said, I see that not only the people out there don't understand,
01:33 but the minister himself doesn't understand.
01:35 There is a minister of communications here, in the poster issued by the minister of communications,
01:39 it is included that logistics is not subject to an increase of SST by 2%.
01:44 While logistics is a new scope of service, which is just introduced and is subject to an increase of SST by 6%.
01:52 It is not an increase of 2%, but an increase of 6%.
01:55 That is the first.
01:56 The second is related to logistics.
01:58 Moh has said a lot about logistics.
02:00 In the last budgetary discussion, the minister of finance said that they will hold a logistics session
02:09 because many people raised it.
02:10 However, in the end, the issue is related to logistics, which is also 6%.
02:15 What is concerned in the context of logistics is tax on tax.
02:19 If we look at it, there are many fines on top of fines.
02:23 So I would like to ask a little, what is the approach of MOF to deal with this matter?
02:27 Thank you, Moh.
02:28 That's why I said, don't lie and deceive.
02:30 I also saw the poster.
02:32 I was surprised when I saw it.
02:34 The logistics sector is excluded, but in the official environment,
02:37 in the MOF website, the logistics sector is included from 0% to 6%.
02:43 The increase is quite large.
02:45 So don't lie.
02:47 And whatever the minister of finance said is true,
02:50 it is tax on tax.
02:52 We see where from all levels and the cascading effect will cause the price of basic goods to rise and plummet.
02:59 I hope the video that the minister of finance made will not be cut again.
03:03 I will enter about the video.
03:05 I hope so, Moh. If not, it will be cut again.
03:07 I will enter it later.
03:08 That's why in 2024, the government called it the year of the body government.
03:14 What will happen in 2024?
03:17 Low value good tax will rise.
03:19 High value good tax will rise.
03:21 FSE will rise.
03:23 The price of diesel will rise.
03:25 The price of petrol will rise.
03:27 Electricity and water bills will rise.
03:29 The ringgit will continue to plummet and weaken.
03:32 The basic needs, basic goods, we continue to depend on foreign countries.
03:36 Import and importation bills rise and plummet.
03:39 That's why the government might say,
03:42 "Ah, it's okay. 2024 is the year of the body."
03:44 But the people say the opposite.
03:46 The people out there don't call 2024 the year of the body.
03:50 They call 2024 the year of the expensive goods.
03:57 The End.
04:00 Thank you for watching.

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