The main reason the GST rebate is given to the Prepaid Users is the Government wants to assist the rakyat in need, such as students and the B40 group as per defined under the “Rancangan Malaysia Kesebelas” (RMK11).
The B40 group are Malaysians with an average monthly income of below RM2,537 and the number of Malaysians classified under this category account for a total of 2.7 million Malaysians. Furthermore, based on the Hand Phone User Survey 2014 by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), dependents (e.g. housewives, retirees, students and unemployed) recorded the highest number at 30.7%, followed by people with an income level of below RM1,000 at 17.4% and people with an income level at RM1,000-RM3,000 at 36.6%.
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