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Extension of Sales Tax Exemption for the Purchase of Locally Assembled Bus

Updated: Jul 17, 2023

Update: The Ismail Sabri Government Budget is no longer applicable. Malaysia's national budget for 2023 was re-tabled again in February 2023.


To Download Revised Budget 2023 Speech and some other related publications - https://www.ccs-co.com/post/budget-2023-malaysia-madani.

This tax incentive included in Budget 2023, tabled in Parliament on 7 October 2022, was not included in Budget 2023 (Re-tabled) on 24 February 2023.

MOF's response: Off-budget.
Current Position


A sales tax exemption of 10% on the purchase of buses, including locally installed air conditioning, is given to eligible bus operators such as:

  1. School Buses,

  2. Stage Buses,

  3. Express Buses,

  4. Excursion Buses; and

  5. Employee Buses.


The sales tax exemption is effective from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022.



Proposal [This tax incentive included in Budget 2023, tabled in Parliament on 7 October 2022, was not included in Budget 2023 (Re-tabled) on 24 February 2023]

To reduce the operating costs and assist the bus operators during the transition phase to endemic, it is proposed sales tax exemption be extended for a period of 2 years.

Effective Date

For applications received by the Ministry of Finance from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2024.



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