Dato' Seri Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli, Ministry of Economu, YBhg. Tan Sri Shamsul Azri bin Abu Bakar, Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), together with YBhg. Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan bin Haji Abdul Aziz, Director General of Public Service (KPPA), attended the first meeting of the Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH) on 5 February 2025.

📌 The main focus of the meeting was to discuss measures to facilitate business activities in an effort to enhance the "ease of doing business" in Malaysia. The discussion also addressed current challenges faced by the business sector and explored solutions to strengthen the country’s economic ecosystem.

📌 The government, through the ILTIZAM Act, is committed to translating this initiative into a legal framework to ensure that there are no longer any excuses for government service providers to be uncompetitive, inefficient, or unresponsive to the needs of the people.

A productive and fruitful workshop was successfully held in finalizing a business concern that was raised by the industry whereby construction companies are required to recognize profit for tax upon the issuance of Certificate of Practical Completion (CPC) when the cost to mend defects has not yet been finalized.

After consideration of all the concerns raised in the workshop, 2 recommendations were proposed to Ministry of Finance (MOF); to defer tax recognition to 12 months after CPC; and to provide more clarity in IRBM Public Ruling by including examples. MOF decision is awaited.

Meeting Agenda

1. Briefing on PEMUDAH

2. Streamlining the Governance of Technical Working Groups (TWGs) under PEMUDAH

3. Sharing on “Addressing construction issues”

4. Reviewing industry’s issues and challenges

5. Other matters