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| Aku naik Mercedes baru, korang pula kena bayar levy, ha ha |
The Penang state government said it was going ahead with its plan to impose a levy on hotel rooms in the state, saying the move was necessary generate funds to make the island a tourism magnet. He was reported as saying:
"We need to improve our tourism infrastructure. The state will be collecting RM2 and RM3 levy per night for all hotel rooms starting from June 1 to generate funds for this purpose,"
The RM2 levy is imposed on one- to three-star hotels, while the RM3 levy is charged on rooms in hotels rated four stars and above.
Although there were some objections from industry players, Lim said after discussions, the state decided to go ahead with the levy.
However, Lim did not divulge on details of what tourism infrastructure that the Penang state government will develop from this generated funds and who would manage this funds.
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