KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia’s total tax collection this year has reached RM129.6 billion, up nine per cent from RM119.1 billion in the same period in 2025, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong said the increase was driven mainly by higher corporate income tax collection, alongside higher sales and service tax (SST) receipts from the food and beverage, insurance and logistics sectors.
“The government is committed to achieving its target tax revenue collection of RM343.1 billion for the full year 2026,” he said.
He was responding to Opposition Leader and Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, who asked the Finance Minister to state the country’s total tax collection this year compared with previous years.
