Lim Guan Eng points to high SST on tuition, businesses as factor in Sabah Chinese voters’ discontent
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng today suggested the revised sales and services tax rate for private college fees and businesses earning more than a million ringgit were among the reasons Chinese voters shunned Pakatan Harapan in the Sabah polls.
The DAP was wiped out while PKR won just one seat from the 12 it contested in an election that saw Chinese voters in urban areas swining towards the Sabah-based Warisan, marking the coalition’s worst performance since 2018.
“I hope the prime minister is listening to Sabah voters and heed the lessons from the polls, particularly about the problems with SST,” Lim said at a press conference in Parliament.
“One is the 6 per cent SST on tuition fees exceeding RM60,000. This caused so much discontent. Many parents feel because of the current education system they are discriminated and left with no choice but to send their children to private colleges. No choice,” he added.
“But then they are slapped with a 6 per cent SST. If the fee is RM80,000, imagine how much extra they’d have to pay: RM4,800.”
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