Social media posts mislead on Malaysia's expanded sales and service tax

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:07:48 +0000

Common household salt will remain exempt under Malaysia's revised Sales and Service Tax (SST), contrary to social media posts claiming the revision will cover all salts and that seawater will also be taxed to prevent people from making their own. Authorities said only premium table salts will be included in the levy, while "seawater" as included in the revised scheme is a technical term that refers to saline solution used in the pharmaceutical sector .