‘Abolition of GST could land country in serious debt’


KUALA LUMPUR: The abolition of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will leave the Government with three options that could hurt the country's economy, said Permodalan Nasional Bhd chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar.

He cited the choices as raising income tax or introducing a new tax such as capital gains tax; increasing the country's fiscal deficit to 5%; or reducing spending, including development expenditure.

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