6% tax on services from Google, FB, Airbnb to take effect Jan 1


PETALING JAYA: As the digital tax starts on Wednesday, consumers in Malaysia could be facing an increase of prices for a number of overseas-based digital services.

For instance, a college student who buys a RM260 computer software online may have to pay an extra RM15 in digital tax.

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