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

By CLARISSA CHUNG

Nation
Monday, 30 Dec 2019

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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Monthly Plan

~~RM13.90/month~~
RM9.73 only

Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

~~RM12.33/month~~
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

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HSI-CWEP	0.120	0.130	0.110	0.110	-0.005	-4.35	1,483,595
HSI-PWD2	0.050	0.060	0.045	0.055	-0.010	-15.38	1,187,600
HSI-CWC7	0.060	0.060	0.050	0.050	-0.005	-9.09	837,938
BPURI	0.300	0.310	0.215	0.265	-0.110	-29.33	541,835
INSAS-WC	0.045	0.050	0.035	0.040	-0.005	-11.11	480,482
RTECH	0.245	0.300	0.245	0.275	0.030	12.24	432,126
MYEG	0.905	0.905	0.895	0.905	0.010	1.12	423,609
NATGATE	1.200	1.300	1.190	1.300	0.120	10.17	422,706
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YONGTAI	0.215	0.240	0.210	0.225	0.005	2.27	329,878
HSI-PWDU	0.050	0.055	0.045	0.050	-0.010	-16.67	267,627

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