KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Windfall Profit Levy Bill 2020, a motion to appoint Member of the Select Committee and two motions tabled by the Ministry of Finance involving government funding.
The Windfall Profit Levy Bill 2020 was tabled by Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah while the two motions on government funding were tabled by Deputy Finance Minister II Yamani Hafez Musa. “It seeks to improve the administration of the windfall profit levy through the provision of remission and refund of levies and penalties that can benefit those who pay the levy,” he said.Meanwhile, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun before adjourning the session, said various measures were taken to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak during the sitting, including holding regular RTK-AG saliva test screenings and improving air quality in Parliament.
Azhar also expressed his gratitude to the MPs, the Ministry of Health, government officials, Parliament staff, Dewan Rakyat management and media representatives.