Doctors may add GST cost to fees

PUTRAJAYA: Private healthcare services are not supposed to be charging the Goods and Services Tax (GST), but the cost could be hidden in the consultation fees.

Customs GST division senior assistant director II Norazura Hashim said it was not an offence for doctors to embed their GST costs into the consultation fees.

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