Carian mengenai topik foreign workers levy

"It's not good to be highly dependent on foreign workers and Malaysia has to balance its economic needs and the country's security."

The increase will have an adverse impact on the construction industry and other downstream sectors, including transportation, logistics, services and manufacturing.

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government's decision to restructure the levi rate system for foreign workers into two categories is expected to bring an extra income of RM2.5 billion.