GST revival off the table as government expands the SST


By opting for a modest, targeted expansion of the SST instead, the administration has sidestepped some of the GST’s potential pitfalls, at least for now.

THE goods and services tax (GST) is an issue that Malaysians often revisit, but it looks like it’s staying on the shelf for now.

Recently, a member of Parliament raised the question of whether the government had conducted a risk analysis of both the GST and the sales and service tax (SST), and whether there were any plans to revive the GST.

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