Selangor studying lower assessment tax proposal for hotel operators

 

The Selangor government is in the midst of studying a proposal to reduce or offer deferment of payments of assessment tax, quit rent and business permit fees borne by hotel and accommodation operators in the state.

Selangor Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Permanent Committee chairperson Hee Loy Sian (above) said the state government would also look into the impact of the reduction on each local authority.

“The reduction of assessment tax and quit rent will definitely have a financial impact on the local authorities because they are their main revenue sources.

“That’s why we are holding a meeting with all local authorities to obtain information on the total number of hotels in Selangor. We will present a report on the matter in the next State Executive Council meeting,” he said.

He said this in reply to a supplementary question from Juwairiya Zulkifli (Pakatan Harapan-Bukit Melawati) about the state government’s initiative to help the hotel industry in Selangor at the State Legislative Assembly sitting in Shah Alam today.

Meanwhile, Housing, Urban Wellbeing and Entrepreneur Development Committee chairperson Rodziah Ismail said there were 111 abandoned property projects involving 15,010 units that still did not have rescue contractors or developers in the state.

Of the total, Rodziah said, 39 projects (4,392 housing units) were in Klang, 20 projects (752 housing units) in Kuala Langat, 13 projects (3,303 housing units) in Hulu Langat and 11 projects (3,066 housing units) in Gombak.

She was responding to a question from Lee Kee Hiong (Harapan-Kuala Kubu Baharu) on the matter.

- Bernama