Penang CM defends councils' move to hike assessment rates

Susan LoonePublished: Oct 2, 2019 9:05 AM | Updated: Oct 2, 2019 9:26 AM

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has defended the move by the local councils to increase property assessment rates after 15 years, a decision which received much flak from the public.

At a press conference in Komtar today, Chow explained that the state had already done its best to reduce the impact of the hike in assessment rates...

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