Kuala Lampur, Nov. 26 -- Tourism Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi told Parliament today that Johor officials did not inform him of a possible bed tax in the state.

He pointed out that the federal government already imposed a tourism tax and questioned how the state would implement its additional bed tax.

"Bed tax issue. Well, this was never brought to my ministry's level.

"I am a little astonished that apparently even now, beds too have taxes imposed on them.

"Tourism tax is rightfully inclusive of that bed tax, perhaps. Why is it that on top of the RM10 tourism tax, there is a bed tax? If people can't pay, then they have to sleep below the bridge, Yang Berhormat," Ketapi said in the Dewan Rakyat today.

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