Friday, 25 October 2013

Budget day

Budget
minimum purchase value for foreigners raised to RM1mil from 500k
RPGT for disposal within first 3yrs at 30%, 4th yr at 20%, 5th year at 15%. no tax from 6th yr onwards

GST exempted on sale and purchase of properties and rental payments

No income tax for persons earning RM4k or less. Max tax bracket raised to RM400k

GST to start 1 April 2015 at 6%
Personal income tax rate reduced by 1-3 percentage pts
Sugar subsidy removed