KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance and Women, Family and Community Development Ministries are reviewing proposals to improve the Sales and Service Tax (SST) for elderly care services regulated by the Welfare Department.
The Finance Ministry said the review would consider the type and nature of services provided, including basic and premium care, to ensure a more targeted tax treatment.
"The government is aware of concerns over the impact of the service tax on the costs borne by elderly people receiving care services.
"This is especially as demand for these services is increasing in line with the growing number of elderly people in Malaysia as the country becomes an ageing nation," it said in a written parliamentary reply today.
