Hello, everyone! Lately, the political winds have shifted interestingly. The Rocket team seems to have rediscovered its role, starting to act as the opposition party! This is getting applause from many, because a healthy environment needs opposing voices, right?
Recently, has everyone been dizzy from the SST (Sales and Service Tax)? Especially those in business, mentioning SST brings a flood of complaints. The beauty industry is particularly hard hit, with hair salons, nail salons, and permanent makeup services all falling under the SST's scope, and at a high rate of 8%!
This 8% isn't a small amount, directly affecting our wallets. Take getting your hair done, for example. A simple style can cost hundreds, and now you have to add 8% SST. How can our beauty-loving sisters bear this? A 300-dollar hairdo now costs an extra 24 dollars in tax. It hurts everyone!
Beauty treatments are even worse, often costing thousands. Adding SST is like adding insult to injury. So, before it's officially implemented, hurry up and get your hair done and beauty treatments completed, saving as much as possible.
This SST Reform Really Offended the Beauty Industry!
I'd say the beauty industry is the most affected by this SST reform. Offending the beauty industry means offending women! Offending women is like offending half the sky! This is no joke, because women have tremendous spending power.
Now, husbands might face tough questions at home. "Honey, are you planning to wear shorts soon? Are shorts more important, or my face? I spend 10,000 a month on facials and beauty treatments, and now I have to pay an extra 800 in SST. Your shorts will have to wait!" Sounds familiar, right?
So, I fully support the Rocket team returning to its role as the opposition! Finally, we see an opposition party standing up and strongly condemning this kind of indiscriminate charging.
Rocket "Awakening," Lim Guang Eng Goes All Out!
It's worth celebrating that it's none other than our Rocket team speaking out! Lim Guang Eng is going all out, severely criticizing the government's SST levy on the beauty industry. He said that every woman is now cursing the government. How can they win? How can they reform the country?
They keep talking about reforming the country, but they're just finding ways to tax the people, especially taxing girls. This is simply unreasonable. You know, girls hold grudges. Once you offend them, you're doomed!
Lim Guang Eng also warned that a unity government that offends women is bound to fall! This is a harsh statement, but it reflects the true sentiments of the public.
Beauty Industry Operators are Crying Out in Pain, They Really Can't Hold On!
Some might say it's a fuss over nothing. How much profit is there in a haircut? You don't understand the market. Lim Guang Eng said directly that there are still people arguing that a hairdresser can't make 500,000 a year? Please, a hairdresser makes 500,000 a month! Beauty salons are even better, with their performance doubling!
If you don't make 500,000 a year, you can't survive! Whether you're cutting hair or doing beauty treatments, you need to prepare 30,000 in expenses a month. Electricity, rent, and employee salaries, you can't skip any. Especially those skilled hairstylists, if you don't pay them well, they'll jump ship to your competitor across the street tomorrow!
Rent is also expensive now. A simple shop costs 10,000 to 20,000 a month in rent. So, if you don't have 50,000 to 60,000 in revenue a month, you can't survive. 500,000 in turnover is the minimum!
It is estimated that the entire beauty industry has a revenue of approximately 50 billion to 100 billion. Now, beauty, medical beauty, hair salons, nail salons, and permanent makeup services are all subject to SST. This is simply pushing the industry to the brink!
The current situation is that the 8% SST plus E-Invoice (electronic invoice) is a double whammy. Even fortune tellers are speaking up now, and industry operators are speaking out. Even Dato' Kong Ting Long, who has always supported the government, is saying that he really can't hold on!
So, hurry up and get your hair cut, and sign up for beauty packages! Sign up now and pay now to avoid the 8% SST. If you wait until next month to pay, you'll have to pay more. A package costs thousands, even tens of thousands. How much is the SST on that!
This time, the government has really offended the beauty industry.
Is the Unity Government Going Downhill? Offending Women Has Serious Consequences!
So, it's great that the Rocket team is back as the opposition party! Seeing Lim Guang Eng speak out today is really gratifying. It should have been like this a long time ago!
Thumbs up for Lim Guang Eng, cheer for Lim Guang Eng! Everyone is quiet now, afraid to speak. Only Lim Guang Eng is standing up and speaking for women, which is really rare!
Think about it. When you go to campaign, and you tell those aunties, grandmothers, and grandmas to vote for the Pakatan Harapan (PH)? They'll definitely say, get out! You're taxing us with SST, which is simply unreasonable!
If you say that if you don't vote for PH, you won't have shorts to wear, they'll say that Chinese uncles don't wear shorts!
So, you really can't offend women. If you offend women, you lose the world! This time, the unity government is really done for!
Thank you very much, Lim Guang Eng, for speaking out for everyone! The public resentment caused by the beauty industry this time is very serious. You can hear customers cursing the government in every beauty salon. Cursing while getting a facial, cursing while getting their nails done. How can they win?
Kong Ting Long is also advising the government that now is not the right time to do this. If the public is not satisfied with a policy, then it's time to step down. Especially a policy that offends women, that's just courting death.
Many women are single mothers, working hard to do beauty treatments and earn a little money to support their families, and now they have to be taxed. This is simply unfair.
So, I keep emphasizing that everyone shouldn't bear this part of the tax themselves, you must pass it on to the customers. If the customers are not satisfied, let them go to Lim Guan Eng, to the opposition party, to talk to the government!
Everyone shouldn't close their businesses because of the impact of E-Invoice and SST. There's no need! Everyone should continue to do it, persevere, and be strong! Business can't stop. If business stops, where will you go for facials in the future?
Now, becoming beautiful is taxed, and becoming slim is taxed. The most unacceptable thing is that even exercise is taxed! Riding a bicycle to exercise is also taxed, which is simply outrageous!
Unhealthy things, on the other hand, are not improved. Houses must be healthy, houses must become beautiful, houses must become pretty, houses must become slim, and all of them are subject to SST! This is simply too much!
There's no way to argue with this. The people don't accept it, they can't accept it.
An 1000-dollar beauty card requires an 80-dollar SST, and you'll definitely be cursed to death. If you live to 60, you'll be cursed for 60 years! A 2000-dollar card requires a 160-dollar SST, and your husband will warn you when he comes home: if you vote for PH again, sleep outside!
So, Lim Guang Eng, you need to do more as the opposition party in the future. Otherwise, the President of MCA will keep stealing the limelight. You need to speak out more, otherwise, the Rocket team will really become the opposition party!
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| Item | Tax Rate | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Beauty Services | 8% | Including facials, beauty packages, etc. |
| Slimming Services | 8% | Medical beauty injections, slimming, etc. |
| Hairdressing Services | 8% | Ionic straightening, soft hair, haircuts, etc. |
| Nail Services | 8% | |
| Permanent Makeup Services | 8% | |
| Makeup Services | 8% | |
| Exercise Bicycle | Unclear | The subtitles mention that road bikes are taxed, but the specific tax rate is not mentioned. |