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Govt starts imposing sales tax on waters
15 Jan 2019 / 09:09 H.



PETALING JAYA: The government has imposed sales tax on processed drinking water effective Jan 1, 2019, taking the beverage industry by surprise.

According to the Sales Tax (Rates of Tax) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2018, amendment of first schedule, the sales tax now applies for waters, including natural or artificial mineral water and aerated water, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow.

Up to May 31, 2018, under the previous Barisan Nasional regime, the Goods & Services Tax for waters was at 6%. When the Pakatan Harapan government implemented the Sales and Service Tax (SST) on Sept 1, 2018, waters were exempted from SST.

A source with a beverage company said the industry found out about the sales tax just early this month and was taken by surprise.

“We didn’t know it (water) will be taxed as initially the rate was zero when SST was announced,” the source told SunBiz.

Meanwhile, when contacted, Spritzer Bhd group financial controller Sow Yeng Chong said that the group is aware of the new ruling, although it has not received written notification from the government.

“Yes. Our mineral water and drinking water are now subject to sales tax. Prior to Jan 1, 2019, there was no sales tax imposed on our mineral water and drinking water. The sales tax rate is 5%,” he explained.

However, Sow said the impact to the group’s business and margin may not be significant, adding that most beverage products are also subject to sales tax. With the new ruling, he said the all-in price will be higher as it is required by law to include the 5% sales tax in its invoice.

“We do not know the final retail price of bottled water. We sell to our distributors and we are required by law to charge the 5% sales tax on mineral water and drinking water effective Jan 1, 2019,” said Sow.

Declining to disclose its pricing strategy and price revision, he said.

“Technically, we do not increase our selling price”, as the 5% sales tax will be paid to the government and is not its revenue.

“There is no change in strategy as the impact is not very significant to the group. We will continue to build on our trusted brands and grow our business,” said Sow.

Spritzer is principally involved in the manufacturing, marketing and selling of a full range of bottled water products. With annual turnover above RM300 million, the group is the largest and most integrated bottled water producer in Malaysia with an estimated market share of about 40%.

Its core brands are Spritzer, Spritzer Sparkling, Spritzer Tinge, Spritzer POP, Spritzer BonRica, Cactus, Desa and Summer which are also the leading brands in their respective market segments in the Malaysian bottled water industry.

According to its 2017 annual report, the group’s annual production capacity is about 650 million litres of bottled water. Its operations are primarily in Malaysia and its export sales currently make up of less than 10% of the group’s revenue.

Commenting on the sales tax on waters, Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia president S. Piarapakaran said the people have to look at bottled water as treated water and a product.

“If you think it’s not fair to the consumers, there’s always pipe water, an alternative,” he said.

The beverage industry has been surprised by the sales tax on bottled water. — Reuters

C1k_J4h

kebabian apekah ini????
bukan kata sugary drinks ja kena tax

hamjadah betul!!
dahla sebulan 6 kotak aku beli spritzer utk minum

R2D2

jgn risau
PH tak kenakan pun GST

grouper

Nasib minum air cuckoo je

jalfa

Ehhh...minum air paip je penyokng ph ...air paip boleh terus di minum kata menteri kelly ng

lola0311

C1k_J4h replied at 15-1-2019 10:27 AM
kebabian apekah ini????
bukan kata sugary drinks ja kena tax

dah kene pasang penapos air kat rumah ni

insulin

Melampaunya. Air botol pun mahu dikenakan tax.

hitam_manis

Melampau sgt. Memang jilaker.

CharlesDera

nanti ada ahcai pakatan haramjada kata ni hoax dan sst hanya dikenakan kepada pengilang sahaja....wakakakakakakka

zeed

Bodoh kan. Patutnya remain gst tapi kurangkan jadi 5% ke. Gst tu dah memang telus. Orang takleh tipu.

Kiah.comei

Senyap Senyap Tibai (5%)
Itulah SST.
Tak transparency langsung, gomen pun senyap senyap apply tax tak bagitau in advance.. takut rakyat marah lettew..

Tunggulah.. mungkin ada v-turn...

moonbug

Ok did not see this one coming

chicozinn

dah macam citer kartun pe tah yang sampai udara pun kena tax tu..bagus la gomen pakatan hanceng..korang memang musibat

harizs

Mitos menteri kaki kencing #pengilangsajakenaSST

Bedah.Cun

Tumbangggg pakatannn Hanjenggg!!! Tumbanggggg!!!

fushimi

Fundek

asyriqa

Biar je la dia nk kutip sepenggal ni je bg dorang merasa..krg kempunan plok bosskurrr kutty kari kapla ikan kerapu kegemaran tongsann

adm7

Patutnya galakkan rakyat amalkan pemakan sihat dan minum air mineral@kosong yang tak bergula. Ko nak cukai soda@gula aku tak kesah pun tapi air mineral@kosong ni satu keperluan. Kalau sebelum ni tengah berjalan atau keluar tp bekalan air masak takda bolehla orang singgah beli air mineral. Macam aku sendiri lebih prefer air mineral dari air manis.
Yang tambi bengap kata air paip sebagai alternatif tu sapa? Ko minum air paip ke selama ni? Ke ko basuh pinggan, basuh baju, mandi, siram pokok pakai air mineral?

Mana machai pakatan rakyat? Masukla pertahan idola pujaan masing-masing. Bila lagi nak jadi badut ratib najib, 1mdb, sungai buloh.

apam

sekarang najib banyak masa lapang, tak payah pikir pasal hal negara dan rakyat lagi. Dengar cerita tengah layan motor pulak sekarang.
Mungkin anwar berminat nak dengar masalah ni, sebelum dapat jadi PM.

haryatie

biar betikkkk
semakin melampau pulak
tu la psal jgn asyik menyalahkan org lain, mengata org lain sekrang sendiri memerintah pun
perangai x elok tu ada jugak