The model of “
rice ATM” initiated by Vietnam has been hailed by the international media and applied in several countries. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A rice dispensing machine or ‘rice ATM’ will soon be set up
in a slum in Bengaluru – the capital city of
India’s southern Karnataka state -
to support local poor people.
The
initiative is part of the I
ndian Government’s project ‘Annapurti’ that is being
implemented in a partnership with the United Nations’ World Food Programme
(WFP).
The
automatic grain dispensers are scheduled to be set up in five Indian states,
namely Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
Abolishment of GST affected country’s revenue Abd Rahim 29 Dec 2020 / 15:41 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: The previous government’s decision to abolish the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has to some extent affected the country’s revenue, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri.
He said this was because the country faced a revenue shortfall when GST was abolished and replaced with the Sales and Service Tax (SST).
“GST was introduced in 2015 before the then government decided to abolish the tax system in 2018.
“Judging from the data, GST collection was RM44 billion a year and the total during its implementation was RM133.1 billion while SST collection was just RM21 billion annually,” he said when winding up the debate on the Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 in Dewan Negara here today.
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Putrajaya has so far collected RM428.07 million from digital service providers – including Netflix – since the tax was enforced earlier this year. – EPA pic, December 29, 2020.
PUTRAJAYA has so far collected RM428.07 million from digital service providers since enforcement of the digital services tax early this year, said Deputy Finance Minister I Abd Rahim Bakri.
He said the tax was imposed on, among others, Netflix, Amazon, advertisements on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, as well as applications and games on smartphones.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): The Third Meeting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament of Dewan Negara was adjourned today after sitting for seven days with nine bills passed.
Four of the bills passed today were the Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020, Service Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020, Tourism Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Cooperatives (Amendment) Bill 2020.
The Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 were tabled by Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri.
Meanwhile, the Tourism Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 was tabled by Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah while the Cooperatives (Amendment) Bill 2020 was by Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.