'What you see is what you pay' bill passed

The Dewan Rakyat has passed a bill that will make paying for shopping and dining easier, removing the need to whip out a calculator to find out how much extra taxes and charges you have to pay.

The bill which amends the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act proposes to introduce a single pricing policy, where the price displayed is the final price paid.

This means that the price displayed by traders on price tags or menus must already include any taxes or charges, such as the good and services tax, and service charge...