Strong support from the leadership for the efforts of the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has led to the ultra rich and those with titles paying their taxes, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said that this is the first time where this group of people, particularly the nation's top corporate figures, had fulfilled their tax responsibilities.
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The Prime Minister said that this is the first time where this group of people, particularly the nation's top corporate figures, had fulfilled their tax responsibilities.
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00:00I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all of you.
00:03I would like to express my deep appreciation to the Haseel family
00:08because this is probably the first time
00:13that all of the main corporate figures, without exception,
00:18have been asked to fulfill their responsibilities in paying Haseel.
00:23And I, as the Prime Minister,
00:26have given strong support to the extent that no one dares to complain to me.
00:30So, this shows the integrity of the Haseel Foundation in our country.
00:43Don't be underestimated
00:45because always, the strength of power, including management,
00:52certainly will not have the courage
00:56if they know that fulfilling their responsibilities
01:00does not get the support of the leaders.
01:05If, for example, you go to TUN, Tansri, and others,
01:12they will continue to contact the higher-ups
01:17and the person who fulfills that responsibility will get pressure.
01:20And I have to ask, Dato' Duta Butarik,
01:24I have never used my power to tell him,
01:29to inform him,
01:31to lessen the pressure or to fulfill my responsibilities
01:36and to choose my side in carrying out my duties.
01:40So, I reiterate how grateful we are to Allah SWT
01:46and fortunate that this country has been able to maintain its integrity
01:52in one of the main institutions in our country,
01:55namely Haseel or Haseel Indonesia.
02:03Of course, in Haseel 2025,
02:07we are proud because we have achieved success.
02:14Among other things, because we have integrity.
02:19However, we also use more sophisticated instruments
02:28in our country,
02:29including new infrastructure, including digital transformation.
02:36So, we have introduced e-invoice.
02:40It is not easy.
02:42I know the experience.
02:44In several post-cabinet meetings,
02:47Johan remembers,
02:48I pressured him to postpone the inauguration.
02:51I said, why? The inauguration is starting now.
02:53He said, we can't wait.
02:54Because you want to use the preparation.
02:57But I know that e-invoice will improve the situation
03:02and reduce the problems and difficulties
03:07that you have implemented.
03:10I also saw the introduction of new instruments
03:15that will continue to be planned and implemented.
03:21God willing, it will bring goodness.
03:24Once again, what is all this for?
03:26We are in a hurry,
03:29it's hard to add results.
03:33First, every citizen who pays,
03:37regardless of their position,
03:39especially among the rich,
03:42must pay.
03:44Our country is strange, I think.
03:46There are more people in the political world
03:49who want to defend the rich.
03:53If the interest rate is over 85%,
03:58only pay the top 15%,
04:01and maybe some of our institutions are in the top 10 or top 5%,
04:05even if it's only in the parliament,
04:08to defend it, I think it's strange.
04:11But in speech,
04:13we are a group of fighters,
04:15a group of apostates,
04:17and a group of poor people.
04:21But when you pay,
04:23if you want to help the poor and the poor,
04:26where does it come from?
04:29It doesn't come from the sky.
04:31It comes from the word of God.
04:34We give a lot of relief.
04:36I studied in ASEAN,
04:38in several Asian countries,
04:40ASEAN, among them, gives a lot of relief,
04:44avoiding the lower class, B40 and M40,
04:49from paying interest,
04:51because of their family, education, health.
04:56So, if there is a lot of relief,
04:58the result must be collected.
05:01Where does the result come from?
05:02From those who are able to pay.
05:05Why do they have to pay?
05:06Because,
05:08sometimes the upper class
05:12thinks because of their smartness.
05:14It's not true.
05:16I remember when I read Michael Sandel's book,
05:21The Tyranny of Meritocracy,
05:23it's true,
05:25there is their smartness,
05:27but because of their education,
05:30because of their teachers,
05:31because of their parents,
05:33because of their system,
05:34they give a lot of contribution.
05:38When a corporation succeeds,
05:43of course,
05:44their smartness,
05:46their friends,
05:48their brains,
05:50their brains at that time,
05:53their expertise in IT,
05:55their laundry workers,
05:57their cooks,
05:58don't they have any role at all?
06:01They do.
06:02So, we have to look at the whole picture.
06:06Don't just look at the small group.