KUALA LUMPUR: Former transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong today said he is grateful that his fight to exempt traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) from the Sales and Service Tax (SST) has materialised.
In a post, he shared a copy of the Finance Ministry's announcement on the withdrawal of the proposed 6 per cent SST for TCM.
"People's victory. Finally, what I suggested has been answered."
He said the exemption was not only for traditional Chinese, Malay and Indian medicine, but also for homoeopathy, chiropractic, osteopathy and Islamic medicinal practices.
"Thank you to the government, especially the Finance Ministry, for listening to people's complaints."
He added that he had first raised this issue on Dec 29 last year and again on Jan 4.
"Today I am very happy because the government finally listened to the voice of the people."
