PETALING JAYA: Tax incentives that encourage online subscription of news are among proposals being studied by the government in supporting the media industry, says Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. “Perhaps if there is a waiver on subscription tax, then people may want to, or people may be encouraged to, subscribe (to online news content). Other possible measures, he added, included a tax waiver on the importation of newsprint, which is the paper commonly used to print newspapers. The Indera Mahkota MP took a tour around the head office of Star Media Group (SMG) to gain a deeper insight into the operations and inner workings of the media company. “There is a task force (on the digital economy) that is being formed, with myself as the chair and Khairy Jamaluddin as the co-chair.

Source: thestar June 06, 2020 22:30 UTC