Online shopping sales tax successfully passes Dewan Rakyat

The Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill 2022, which seeks to impose a 10 percent tax on imported low-value goods (LVG) sold by foreign sellers, has successfully passed the Dewan Rakyat.

While tabling the bill for its second reading today, Deputy Finance Minister I Mohd Shahar Abdullah said the government introduced these amendments to level the playing field between local and overseas sellers.

However, Lim Guan Eng (Pakatan Harapan-Bagan) questioned why the government...