Fee reprieve for Penang builders


GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has decided to postpone its decision to raise the contribution fee by developers who fail to build low-cost and low medium-cost housing until the year-end.

State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state received complaints from Penang Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) and other stakeholders after the new rate was imposed on Feb 1.

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