KUCHING: The government will ensure mobile phone prepaid card retailers adhere and sell prepaid cards according to prices set starting from Jan 1 next year, said Communications and Multimedia Deputy Minister Datuk Jailani Johari.
He said to ensure traders abide by the prices set, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Customs Department would be monitoring the situation.
“Authorised prepaid card retailers should carry out their responsibilities as required, otherwise we will take the necessary action,” he told reporters after opening the Sarawak Community Postmen Convention here today.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak when tabling the 2016 Budget announced that consumers would get rebates equivalent to the amount of GST paid, which will be credited directly into their prepaid accounts from Jan 1 to Dec 31 next year.
On Oct 19, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani said telecommunications companies have been given up to Oct 31 to ensure the price of prepaid cards for mobile phone return to pre-GST level.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak said a system was being developed to effectively implement rebates for mobile prepaid cards, which can be used to differentiate between local and foreign prepaid mobile phone users.
He said the government has decided that only Malaysian users were entitled for the rebates.
