Budget 2014

GST from April 2015 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced GST at 6% to be introduced from 1st April 2015, with the existing sales and services tax to be abolished. Some of the items excluded from GST include: Government services Public transport Food items such as cooking oil, spices, salted fish, rice, flour….

Minimum wage set

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced, on 30th April 2012, the introduction of Malaysia’s first minimum wage that will cover employees in all sectors excluding those employed as domestic help. For Peninsular Malaysia, the minimum wage has been set at RM900.00 while that in East Malaysia and Labuan is RM800.00 The rates will…