SST - Petronas in the midst of withdrawing appeal, says Abang Johari
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) is in the process of withdrawing their appeal against a High Court's decision last March to dismiss their application for the court to declare the Sarawak State Sales Tax imposed of them as null and void.
Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg (above) today said that the appeal by the oil corporation was filed before the new federal government made any decision of the matter.
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) is in the process of withdrawing their appeal against a High Court's decision last March to dismiss their application for the court to declare the Sarawak State Sales Tax imposed of them as null and void.
Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg (above) today said that the appeal by the oil corporation was filed before the new federal government made any decision on the matter.
“When you want to withdraw (an appeal at the Court of Appeal), there is a procedure (requiring the parties involved to appear) in the court (to make an application for the withdrawal),” he told a press conference after chairing a Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) supreme council meeting in Kuching.
Abang Johari, who is also the PBB president, said that the Petronas' issue was among the matters discussed at length during the three-hour meeting.
“We have a working committee that has the executive power to negotiate with Petronas and the federal government under (Deputy Chief Minister III Awang Tengah as the committee chairperson) and also another committee under our legislators, the Consultative Committee, that will look into the legal implications and our laws that govern our oil and gas industry,” he said. - Bernama
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