According to The Star today, it has been confirmed that beginning on 15 September 2011 onwards, telcos would start charging 6% service tax on each prepaid reload or a purchase of a new starter pack.
With this new ruling, consumers would be heavily effected as each RM 1.00 reload into phone, telcos would charge RM 0.06. If reload RM 10.00, hence RM 0.60 would charge on consumers and consumers have to fork out RM 10.60.
Strictly disagree on this new ruling. I wonder are consumers able to fight back on this new ruling by MCMC. This would be similarly to Goods and Services Tax (GST) whereas we are inevitable to pay for the tax although we are against on it.