By LIEW JIA TENG FEW would disagree that most multinational corporations invariably favour Singapore over Malaysia when it comes to setting up their r.
Malaysia’s tax burden is higher than the 120 developing countries, as the tax burden of developing nation is closer to 12%.
IN any discussion of tax matters, one should be aware that the matter of tax collection is not simply an act of the ruling elite passing a law to plan expenses to run a government, funded by increasing taxes from individuals and organised economic units, said Sunway University Business School economics and finance department head Prof Mohamed Ariff Syed Mohamed.
It is a far more complex affair, he said, noting that the taxpayers also have inalienable rights in law to ensure fairness in the collection of taxation.
LAST week, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan revealed a statistic that he said was “very worrying” some 91.1% or 1.4 million foreign workers in the country are provided with accommodation that does not comply with the provisions in the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446).
Simply put, nine out of 10 foreign workers in Malaysia are housed in quarters that do not meet the minimum standards of living set out under the Act. Videos circulating on social media depicting overcrowded living quarters and unsanitary conditions seem to substantiate the statistic.
But for those who have long advocated for the fair treatment of foreign workers, Saravanan’s statement hardly comes as a surprise.