The New Straits Times, 27 February 2014
KAJANG: The Kajang Municipal Council’s (MPKj) move to increase the business licensing fees has contributed to the rising cost of living in the area, MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said today.
He said the hike, which was enforced in January this year, reflected
badly on the opposition coalition’s promise not to increase the people’s
financial burden in the PKR-led Selangor government.
“We received 35 complaints from business owners operating in Kajang.
They all said that the exorbitant fees will only burden the consumers as
they are now forced to increase the price of goods and services,” he
told reporters at MCA’s election operation centre here.
Wee said the increase in the business licensing fees this year, which
is between 46 and 282 per cent higher compared to last year, was proof
that the Selangor agovernment was not serious about tackling the notably
high cost of living.
Wee said among the trades badly affected by the licensing fee hike
include the used car and motorcycle businesses, car repair centres,
noodle processing plants, frozen foods factories, pharmacies and steel
factories.
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