PETALING JAYA: The government will extend and provide various tax incentives for the tourism sector under the Pemerkasa economic stimulus package.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government would extend the tourism tax and the service tax exemption for accommodation provided by hotel operators until December this year.
He added that the government would also extend tax incentives for tour operators until the year of assessment 2022 as well as to allow the deferment of payment of monthly income tax instalments from April to Dec 31,2021 to tourism industry companies and selected industries such as cinemas and spas.
There will also be an entertainment duty exemption on admission fees to entertainment venues, stage performances, sporting events and competitions as well as all cinema screenings in all Federal Territories, he added.