Departure levy will not affect tourism, other countries have similar tax, says minister

KiniTV 2019-04-10

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Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Mohammadin Ketapi said the new bill to collect a departure levy from any person who leaves the country is unlikely to affect tourism.

He said other countries had a similar tax as well and it did not have much of an impact on the number of tourists visiting them.

It was reported that the government had proposed to impose a departure levy of RM20 for travellers to Asean countries and RM40 to non-Asean countries.

Anyone who tries to avoid or help others to avoid the departure levy can be fined up to RM1 million or imprisoned for a maximum term of five years or both.

The Departure Levy Bill 2019 is scheduled for a second reading at the current Dewan Rakyat sitting, which will end by April 11.

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