{"id":34748,"date":"2018-06-22T13:28:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T05:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=34748"},"modified":"2018-06-22T13:28:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T05:28:21","slug":"grab-malaysia-sst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/grab-malaysia-sst","title":{"rendered":"No Significant Price Changes With SST, Says Grab"},"content":{"rendered":"
Grab Malaysia does not expect a significant impact on their pricing following the re-introduction of the Sales and Services Tax (SST) on Sept 1, 2018.<\/p>\n
Its Country Head Sean Goh said although they do not have the details yet, the company was not expecting much change in the prices.<\/p>\n
He said they were monitoring the situation and will balance the tax impact for both passengers and its drivers.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, we do not expect pricing to really change. What we are trying to do is try to displace as much of the cost in the system as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
They are also looking for ways to help drivers gain additional income without raising their prices, which included their recent launch of an In-Car Media Platform.<\/p>\n
In collaboration with Media Prima, the platform, which is currently installed in 250 Grab cars within the Klang Valley, will deliver various short-form content suited for free in-transit viewing. Grab expects to install more in-car platforms, with an estimated goal of over a thousand cars by the end of this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the revenue generated from this In-Car Media Platform will be passed on to our drivers because we believe that they will be more productive if we enhance their livelihood,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n