A more progressive tax system – prerequisite for reintroducing the GST


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  • Tuesday, 07 Sep 2021

AS announced in the Pre-Budget Statement (PBS), our revenue for the first half of the year (H1) was lower than what was estimated in Budget 2021 – although up by 4.6% compared to the same period in 2020.

This has led to the reiteration of calls for reintroducing the now-defunct Goods and Services Tax (GST) as made in The Edge Market article, “Expected shortfall in govt revenue calls for tax system reforms, raising statutory debt limit” (Sept 3, 2021).

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