By Khairul Azran Hussin
RAWANG, Sept 14 — Tourism Selangor expects the state revenue collection for tourism to dip slightly this year following the Covid-19 outbreak, as compared to last year’s total collection of RM21.8million.
Its general manager Azrul Shah Mohamad said the department is actively running promotions and tourism activities, which are presently in the recovery process, in order to increase state revenue collection.
“We are (currently) promoting Selangor as a sports tourism destination in view that it continues to be the location of choice among sports organisers for all sorts of state- and international-level sporting events.
“Lately, there’s been an increase among the locals towards (sports) tourism. Therefore, we have been organising various types of events or competitions at the domestic level (to attract visitors and attention),” Azrul told reporters after attending the 2nd Tourism Selangor Golf Tournament 2020 at Templer Park Country Club yesterday.
He added that 50 per cent of tourism tax revenue collection would be owned by the state government, whereas the balance would be given to the Federal government.
The government has exempted the tourism tax since July 1, 2020, up till June 30, 2021 in its bid to revive the Malaysian tourism industry.
Meanwhile, tourism agencies, hotel operators and airline companies have been given deferments for the instalment of their tax estimates till end of the year whereas tourist accommodation premises were given the deferment starting from September 1 to June 30 next year.
