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Communications Minister: Tax incentives on the table to support media industry

Published on 6 Jun 2020 5:00:44 PM

The Government is studying proposals to support the media industry, including tax incentives that will encourage online subscription of news.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said this during an interview with The Star on Friday.

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The Government is studying proposals to support the media industry, including tax incentives that will encourage online subscription of news.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said this during an interview with The Star on Friday.

WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
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Keywords:
communication, media industry, saifuddin abdullah, star media group, tax waiver

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