He believes he has proof of this.
Rafizi cited how income tax collection has grown disproportionately compared with economic growth since Prime Minister Najib Razak took office in 2009.
From RM60.3 billion in 2010, the collection is estimated to have reached RM112.3 billion in 2017, according to data obtained from the Treasury.
“The cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2010 to 2017 is 11%,” said Rafizi in a live Facebook telecast.
The average economic growth has been only 5%, he added.
“That means the people don’t get to feel a high increase in salary, and businesses are not making much profit. So you are taxing more than you should.
“And it means that the rise in income tax collection is because the IRB has been conducting aggressive audits on businesses associated with Pakatan Harapan and collecting taxes from dead people,” he said.
Social media has also been reporting cases of IRB sending notices to those who are already dead, he added.
The Pandan MP also pointed out that when Najib was justifying the need for GST, he had said that it was because the government’s revenue was low.
Malaysians weren’t paying their income taxes, the PM had said, according to Rafizi.
“But income tax collection has increased significantly over the last seven years.”
Najib had also promised that the income tax rate would be reduced after the implementation of GST, which was another promise he has failed to fulfil, Rafizi said, referring to the goods and services tax.
The IRB yesterday said the professional group will be its next target in upcoming audit operations.
IRB chief executive officer Sabin Samitah said the operation, which would kick off in September or October, would focus on professionals such as lawyers, architects, engineers and doctors.
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