Luxury goods tax won't affect tourism sector, says deputy minister

The luxury goods tax which is being fine-tuned will not affect the country's tourism sector, said Deputy Finance Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong.

He said tourists to Malaysia are not interested in shopping for luxury goods; instead, they come here to visit interesting tourist destinations, national heritage sites and buy local handicrafts.

"At the same time, they also get tax relief on the purchase of Malaysian handicrafts. If we look at it from that perspective...