Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail has assured that the state government does not plan to increase quit rent (land tax) over the next five years, despite targeting an increase in revenue collection every year.

He gave this guarantee at the Pahang State Legislative Assembly sitting at Wisma Sri Pahang, Kuantan, today, saying that the state government has various plans to increase state revenue collection, including through recurring revenue collection.

"We cannot continue to be in the status quo (in revenue collection) due to various reasons such as salary increases, the increase in the number of civil servants and the cost of living which...