KUALA LUMPUR: A total of eight million users of water supply services in Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan are exempt from the increase in sales and service tax, which came into effect today.
The energy transition and water transformation ministry said 4.7 million users of sewerage services in the peninsula and Labuan also remain unaffected by the increase.
“The government will remain committed to ensuring the people’s basic needs are prioritised. The ministry would like to remind the public to use water prudently, especially during the current hot and dry spell in most states,” it said in a statement.
The increase in SST from 6% to 8% will not apply for food and beverages, telecommunication services and logistics, including the delivery of goods and parking services.