Why tax threshold for electricity, but not other sectors - Wee

Editor’s note: The article has been amended after it was pointed out the previous version did not accurately reflect Wee Ka Siong’s statement. The error is regretted.

Wee Ka Siong (BN–Ayer Hitam) has questioned the government’s lack of consistency in the implementation of the service tax hike.

Speaking at a press conference in the Parliament today, he queried why service tax is exempted based on electricity consumption but there is no threshold value set for telecommunication bills...