Malaysia : Empty home tax for individual state

 

 Is housing a consumer need? 

This is the question for the Malaysia consumers to think about it. The Consumer Association Penang (CAP) is much better than the Federation of Malaysia Consumer Association

https://consumer.org.my/

https://www.fomca.org.my/v1/

We have mentioned times and again, Malaysia needs to implement the empty home tax, in individual state in Malaysia. The revenue from the tax goes to the state government, the federal government would have less burden for helping the state government. 

Why the politicians in Malaysia do not know about the empty home tax, it can be named in various way,  Though CAP has used vacancy home tax. but did not act further with the members and supporters to do the petition to implement the empty home tax.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacancy_tax

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/07/1246002/cap-calls-vacancy-tax-tighter-controls-curb-property-speculation

Online petition is much easier to do it, the needs of the houses for the youngsters are greater. 

How weak is the NGOs in Malaysia, there is no NGO concerning the housing problems in Malaysia.

Less housing is built, less places are being abused. The Perda Mall In Bukit Mertajam which could converted into the housing place for single person or small family. 

The current government which called Pakatan Harapan is too afraid to offend the middle class votes, the rich one owns one which is in millions, but middle class feel so uncertain and using the resources to keep the future days safe but without knowing to force the government to provide the safety net during the fall. The STR and SARA are the examples for the safety net. of course, the universal basic income is better as we have discussed it before, search for it. 

The AI said the failure of Perda Mall:

The deserted mall you may be looking for in Bukit Mertajam is the Perda City Mall, also known as Market Perda or Abandoned Market Perda. It is one of several failed shopping centers in the area, with the town having the highest number of abandoned malls in Malaysia. Other abandoned malls mentioned include Plaza Utama, Asas Plaza, City Parade, and Asas Parade.  

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• Perda City Mall (Market Perda): 

  This is the most commonly cited deserted mall in Bukit Mertajam and has gained attention on platforms like TikTok. 
• Other abandoned malls: 

  The town has had a history of failed retail centers, including Plaza Utama, Asas Plaza, City Parade, Asas Parade, and Taikar Plaza (which has since been demolished). 
• Reasons for failure: 

  The widespread issue of "dead malls" in Malaysia stems from an oversupply of retail space and challenges with multiple ownership structures, which make revival difficult.