他說，政府已給予餐飲業不少援助，包括把征銷售與服務稅（SST）門檻定在每年150萬令吉營業額，比消費稅的50萬令吉門檻高許多，同時也豁免香菸及紙巾收入，和飲食攤格租金。

（檳城22日訊）財政部長林冠英認為，餐飲業徵收10%的服務費（service charge）相當高。

他今晚出席升旗山中秋節晚會後在新聞發布會上解釋，服務費是餐飲業向顧客徵收給員工的收費，服務稅（service tax）則是繳交給政府，目前餐飲業者徵收的10%服務費對他來說相當高。

他說，政府已給予餐飲業不少援助，包括把征銷售與服務稅（SST）門檻定在每年150萬令吉營業額，比消費稅的50萬令吉門檻高許多，同時也豁免香菸及紙巾收入，和飲食攤格租金。

他希望餐飲業者理解，在政府如此協助的情況下，勿徵收高率服務費，若想協助員工提高收入，可調高員工的薪水。

詢及政府將採取何等行動及多少巴仙費率才算合理，他表示等業者回應後再談。

SST漲價效應僅GST一半

針對前首相納吉今日在臉書貼文指「財長林冠英已承認SST也導致物價起」的言論，林冠英被詢及時回應，他的意思是「即便SST導致漲價，其漲價效應只是消費稅的一半。」

他說，聯邦政府通過GST獲440億令吉收入，SST則只帶來210億令吉收入，可見兩者的差別，希望納吉根據事實及數據發言。

「SST造成的漲價效應，相信還需要1年時間觀察。」

致國債一兆禍首終會落網

林冠英致詞時不點名指出，那些導致我國債務高達一兆令吉的罪魁禍首將無處可逃，終有一天會落網，即便逃到外國也不會被放過。

「他的郵輪我們捉到了、他的手提包我們捉到了、他的名畫我們也捉到了，現在只剩下他的人還沒捉到罷了。」

該中秋晚會由升旗山機構、阿逸布爹區州議員服務中心及亞依淡區州議員黃順祥服務中心主辦。出席者有林冠英夫人周玉清、升旗山區國會議員黃漢偉、黃順祥、上議員林慧英、升旗山機構總經理石禮興等。

GEORGE TOWN: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is urging restaurants and coffee shops imposing a 10% service charge to be 「reasonable」 and reduce it, as it is quite high.

「Service charge is collected by the restaurants and coffee shops for their employees, so they can pay them better salaries.

「Previously service charge was also taxed with Goods and Services Tax (GST) but now no longer since we imposed Sales and Services Tax (SST).

「We have made many changes to make it easier for restaurants and coffee shops so the impact of SST is lesser on them,」 he said during a press conference held after celebrating the Lantern (or mid-autumn) Festival 2018 at Penang Hill on Saturday (Sept 22).

When asked if the Finance Ministry will come up with a guideline on the percentage that can be charged as service charge, Lim said he was not talking about taking action but urging them to reduce their service charges.

「I am asking them to be reasonable to their customers,」 he said.

On a separate matter when Lim was asked about Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak comments that the former (Lim) had finally admitted that the prices of goods rose following the implementation of the SST, Lim said that if the price of goods has gone up due to SST, the impact is still only half the impact of GST.

「We hope the price of goods is controlled, we see the price of things have reduced.

「We have seen the the effect of SST, we did not say SST would reduce the prices but the impact would be half of GST.

「We will know the complete impact of SST in one year’s time.

The estimated annual GST collection was RM44bil, while SST will only net RM21bil,」 he said.

Lim said the former Prime Minister should not confuse people.

「He should speak based on facts and figures.

「He lost the previous elections because of the burden of GST,」 he said.

It was reported that Najib had said in a Facebook post that Lim’s admission was in stark contrast to his special officer Tony Pua’s recent claim the prices of goods would go down after the re-introduction of the SST.

In September, the Pakatan government reintroduced the SST to replace the GST implemented during Najib’s administration in 2015.

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