02.11.2009 | 一張五十

政府公佈2010年財政預算案, 相信有一項措施係人人都會話「有冇搞錯啊?」嘅.. 明年起, 每擁有一張信用卡就要繳付50大元服務稅, 附屬卡25大元!! 國家銀行指出, 目前市面上有980萬張信用卡同130萬張附屬卡, 咁豈不是不費吹灰之力就平平安安穩袋5億2250萬?? 果然係天文數字啊..

報章上陸續見到政府給予呢項措施嘅理由:

1. 收費係為咗控制個人信用卡數量, 從而減低負債率.. [星洲日報報導]
   如果要控制, 國行大可以由現有數據庫落手, 每人只限兩張卡.. 卡數問題嚴重?? 關我叉事啊?? 我從來都唔賒卡數, 呢個理由對我好唔公平喎..



2. 如果呢樣唔收, 嗰樣又唔收, 咁國家去邊度搵錢嚟建設同發展啊?? [星洲日報報導]
   嘩嘩嘩, 果然係金句, 夠晒攞命囉!! 我冇嘢講啦咁.. 仲夠膽問去邊度搵錢負擔財政支出喎, 不如問吓去邊度摷返晒啲錢出嚟仲好??

i am very sure there is one item in the recently announced financial budget for year 2010 that make everyone says "what the hell??".. next year onwards, every credit card is subjected a RM50 service tax, and supplementary card RM25.. WTF!! according to Bank Negara, there are now a total of 9.8 million credit cards and 1.3 million supplementary cards in the market, having to say, this will give an easy income to the government at a sumptuous amount of RM522.5 million!! gosh, tell me this number is not astrological..

actually what's more entertaining is to read from the paper the reasons behind given to this policy:

1. the charges is to limit card application and hence promote prudent spending and cut down debts.. [The Star reports]
   but i thought our dear Bank Negara would already have details of all the cardholders?? how difficult is that to limit two credit cards per person from the system?? cut down debts?? funny!! i never failed to pay my bills, this is just a lame and unfair excuse to me..



2. if we don't charge this and we don't charge that, who will fund our nation's development?? [The Star reports]
   wow wow wow, another quote of the century i'm hearing here!! well, what can i say then?? you hear that "where can we find fund"?? why not just say where can we go dig out back the funds instead??