Imposing the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) on stationery and paper products will burden students, parents, and educators while undermining Malaysia’s national education agenda, says MCA.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday (July 11), MCA Economic and SME Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Lawrence Low said the new SST charges could drive up the prices of paper and stationery by over 10%, and warned that this would likely result in higher school fees, as educators and tuition centres pass on the increased costs to consumers.
Low also urged the government to exempt frequently used stationery items from SST and called for the establishment of a complaints and advisory channel to help businesses navigate ambiguities within the current tax regime.
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