Wanted to blog about the whole "10% service charge and 6% government tax shit is dubious" topic but then I started reading about the sales and service taxes again and then after a while...I errrr... got distracted.
Oh well you know me.
Here's the thing. The 10% service tax is not legislated by the Government. What actually exist are the 10% sales tax (e.g the one you pay when you buy GCB at McD) and 6% service tax (e.g the one you pay when you eat in Secret Recipe, in addition to the 10% sales tax). You can google if you want to know more about the taxes (please, it's advisable) but you can get the general idea here. Easy to understand, right?
Confused? Now prepare to get confused more.
In normal practices (especially in the hospitality industry), there actually is a 10% service charge but like I stated in the above paragraph, the 10% service charge is not legislated by the Government. From what I can understand (please correct me if I'm wrong), actually it's some kind of a fund pooled to be paid to workers in the industry, in lieu of tips. But it not necessarily is a tip. What the hell is this shit if it's not a tip, right? Are we paying for something that is non-existent? And then came the explanation that instead of tips for workers, this service charge is actually the payment accrued to the owners of the businesses. So why the hell do we have to pay extra to the owners pulak? Why can't the owners wait for the capital to turn over like any other business owners? Nak untung cepat pun jangan la buat macam ni.
Confusing gila babi kan. Even the Customs punya explanation pun vague nak mati.
It's bad enough that we're paying for some kind of dubious charges, but it's worse when businesses outside of the hospitality industry are charging this 10% service charge too (e.g the pet shop near my house I swear. Asked the owner about it tapi dia buat bodoh je cisss). And I'm pretty sure revenue dia tak sampai threshold pun for the shop to be taxed. Haa elok la bagi anak bini makan duit haram. Komplen banyak pun tak guna because no actions will be taken.
Like someone told me repeatedly, businesses in Malaysia thrive on suckers. And Malaysia is full of suckers waiting to be cheated on.
And I can't stop playing this song!
Cis you have to watch this video on Youtube. Vevo thinks you're an alien. Eh wait. You can play this song here!
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