JUNE 30 — My wife and I pay our taxes on time and we are assessed at the highest tax bracket. We never avoided or evaded taxes and viewed it as a moral duty.
But let me put in a caveat. I believe the time has come for us taxpayers (and this excludes 90 per cent of civil servants, Umno politicians and their nominees as well as rent-seekers) to consider a campaign of civil disobedience against paying taxes until the government of the day can show that it can utilise this revenue in a responsible way.
I am not talking about the world record holidays/trips abroad taken by the prime minister and the first family or his cabinet ministers. I am referring to the over-the-top spending by the Barisan Nasional government to stay in power.
It seems like every day is Christmas for this prime minister. Tyres for taxi drivers, cash for Malaysians, a few million for this group and another few million for that group.
And then there is the never-ending slush money for BN MPs, the latest being RM1.5 million for every one of those jokers in Parliament. Yes, you and I are sponsoring Mohamed Aziz of Sri Gading.
If that were not enough, we have an MRT project that seems to get more expensive by the day and which is being parcelled out to the rich and connected.
Oh, I forgot, we have an LRT that also gets more expensive by the day and which is being parcelled out to the rich, unqualified and connected.
And then are the billions being spent on infrastructure projects that the country does not need, just so that Najib can make some powerful Umno politician happy.
Basically, my wife and I are working like crazy to pay taxes, which are then used by a corrupt, racist and morally-bankrupt regime to stay in power. Not only that, our hard-earned money is being lavished on people who are allergic to work: Umno politicians and cybertroopers.
I am interested to hear from right-minded Malaysians on whether the time is right for a campaign to stop paying taxes until we can put in place a government that understands it is a steward of our money.
At present, the people in Putrajaya are behaving like feudal lords, “taxing their subjects and spending as they see fit.”
If you don't pay and get caught, you're in for a heavy fine. Try it and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteBasically, my wife and I are working like crazy to pay taxes.
ReplyDeleteDon't work so hard la, if your salary is below RM2,500. You are exempted from income tax, the more you earn, the higher the tax you need to pay.
Sa tak bayar tax, gaji rendah sangat tapi sama juga cerita... Even tak bayar tax, duit yang ada cukup makan saja.
DeleteI scent sarcasm.
DeleteBetul, kalau kurang dri 2,500 bukan kena tax, so ok la..tapi buat yang gaji besar, memang patutlah kena tax.
DeleteDuit tak cukup semata2 kena bayar tax tapi yang lain mengelak dari dikenakan tax walaupun gaji besar.
Deletesaya rasa makin besar gaji orang akan semakin tamak dan kedekut.huhu
DeleteYeah they collect taxes in Sabah alone something like over RM20 billion yearly for he past few years. That is a lot of money for development if they spend on Sabah, unfortunatrely it is in Federal hands.. Poor Sabahans
ReplyDeleteSabahans should get more developments based on the income tax collected each year.
DeleteBayaran tax harus diguna untuk pembangunan negeri Sabah juga.
Deletemembayar cukai tanggungajawab kita terhadap negara.
ReplyDeleteAgree, its all our responsibilities.
Deletejadi, tanggungjawab haruslah dipenuhi..
DeleteKalau memang tangga gaji tu layak bayar cukai, jalankan tanggungjawab anda. Penting juga bayar cukai tu:)
ReplyDeleteBetul tu, bayar cukai adalah tanggungjawab rakyat. Duit tersebut akan digunakan untuk pembagunan juga tu.
DeleteSudah jadi tanggungjawab, jadi jalankan lah tanggungjawab untuk membayar cukai.
DeleteDuit cukai untuk pembangunan Negara yang sama2 kita nikmati sekarang, ok la tu.
Deletekalau elakkan barang dikenakan tax boleh didenda, pasti mereka yang tidak bayar tax pun boleh didenda juga kan..
DeleteBayar cukai tu tanggungjawab kita lah... Kalau tak nak bayar pun boleh bah, tapi ready lah berdepan dengan hukuman:P
ReplyDeletetanggungjawab haruslah ditunaikan.
DeleteKalau kita tak bayar cukai nanti lain pula masalah yang timbul. Jadi lebihy baik kita bayar.
ReplyDeleteDah memang kita patut bayar then bayar sajalah:)
ReplyDeleteJalankan sahaja tanggungjawab itu, bukan banyak pun kena potong..
DeleteJangan lah banyak komplen,negara lain lebih teruk dari malaysia.
ReplyDeleteThe government should ensure all to pay their tax.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan memerlukan caruman cukai rakyat untuk perkembangan yang berterusan.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan harus bijak mengendalikan duit rakyat.
ReplyDeleteMereka yang berpendapatan tinggi dan mengikut syarat yang akan dikenakan cukai.
ReplyDeletekalau berpendapatan besar dan layak, memanglah dikenakan cukai.
ReplyDeletelagi pun itu adalah tanggungjawab..untuk pembagunan negara juga kan.
ReplyDeletekalau gaji memang besar, memang patutlah bayak cukai.
ReplyDeletepenulisan ini seolah2 menggambarkan pendapatan negara hanya berpunca dari cukai rakyat.. penulis ingat cukai rakyat cukup ka untuk menampung subsidi barangan keperluan, pembangunan, bahan api, dan lain2?? salahkah kerajaan membantu rakyat dengan memberikan rm500, subsidi untuk teksi dan sebagainya??
ReplyDeletebagaimana pula dengan pendidikan percuma pakatan?? pendidikan percuma ini hanya untuk pelajar2 IPTA, sementara pelajar2 IPTS masih perlu memohon pinjaman.. kenapa penulis tidak pertikaikan?? kenapa tidak bangkitkan soal cukai yang dibayar oleh Ibubapa pelajar2 IPTS ini?? kalau mahu buat kritikan pun jangan bersifat double standard..
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