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Wrong Time For E-Commerce Tax

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 8 Sept 2020 · 10 mins listen

Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said that the government is planning to impose a new service tax for online shopping at a rate of about 0.02%. Dr Carmelo Ferlito, CEO of the Center for Market Education and Senior Fellow at IDEAS is not in favour of the move and discusses alternatives for the government to generate more revenue.

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Produced by:

Sim Wie Boon

Presented by:

Roshan Kanesan,Lyn Mak,Noelle Lim

Categories:

Politics,Law and Legal Matters,Technology,Tech,Social Issues,Investments

Tags:

e-commerce, tax, 0.02%, internet, service tax, online, government, revenue

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