![]() “RM60mil and 30% of profits were given to padi farmers. I chose to speak to tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary to support projects that benefit the country and donate directly to poor paddy farmers,” said Anwar. “Before this, big companies were given tax exemptions after donating to political parties. In response, Anwar said that the present government's views are different from the previous administration. Meanwhile, Cha said there were accusations that the Prime Minister was against poor people and he asked for clarification from Anwar. Muhyiddin claimed that Yayasan Al-Bukhary had appealed to him as the eighth prime minister to be exempted from taxes for works related to Islamic charities. ![]() Last week, Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin claimed that Lim had decided to re-apply tax and place a 45% penalty tax on Yayasan Al-Bukhary in 2018. “The fact is that the approval was made on Feb 25, 2021, which is approval (on tax exemption) that is unprecedented, involving Yayasan Al-Bukhary and the Al-Bukhary Group,” said Anwar during Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQT) in Parliament on Tuesday (March 21).Īnwar was responding to Cha Kee Chin (PH-Rasah), who asked whether Lim had cancelled the tax exemption given to Yayasan Al-Bukhary between May 2018 to Feb 2020. “Allegations that he (Lim) cancelled the tax exemption (to Yayasan Al-Bukhary) are not true. ![]() ![]() The Prime Minister said that under Sub-Section 44(6) of the Income Tax Act, it was the Inland Revenue Board director-general’s prerogative to revoke tax exemptions. KUALA LUMPUR: It is untrue that former finance minister Lim Guan Eng had revoked Yayasan Al-Bukhary’s tax exempt status, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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