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Anwar Rejects GST Calls, Says Tax Would Burden All Malaysians, Including Low-Income Earners

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said those advocating the reintroduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) were effectively proposing to shift...

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Perdana menteri berkata keputusan menolak pelaksanaannya sebaliknya mengambil kira kesan cukai terbabit kepada rakyat.

·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that the government's stance not to reintroduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not driven by political considerations, but rather to ensure that the country's taxation system does not burden the people, especially the low-income group. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said that re-implementing the GST when the people's income is still low is not a viable option.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government's decision not to reintroduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system was not finalised due to political stances which cannot be tolerated, stressed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov: Kerajaan tidak akan memperkenalkan semula Cukai Barang dan Perkhidmatan (GST) selagi pendapatan rakyat masih rendah kerana pelaksanaannya dikhuatiri menambah beban kewangan, khususnya kepada golongan berpendapatan rendah.

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