BUDGET 2025 | New scheme won't burden ordinary people, Anwar says.

Muda acting president questions govt's move to put HVGT on hold while proceeding with SST hike.

Anwar urges local authorities not to burden traders.

PARLIAMENT | This is due to the scope and increase of the tax, says PM.

Putrajaya’s revenue from taxation projected to hit RM312.159b this year.

Ex-minister wants new tax rates applied after economy recovers.

'Otherwise, restore the Goods and Services Tax,' Umno leader says.

New tax system will generate about RM3b more revenue for country.

Imposing SST on it will affect patient’s ability to access rehabilitative care.

'Rural infrastructure getting better but leakages are horrendous', says Anwar.

BUDGET 2024 | Raising SST also seen as ‘punishing’ taxpayers, says party spokesperson.

BUDGET 2024 | KRI looking forward to govt's precise mechanism for subsidy rationalisation.

‘GST collection in 2022 would be RM50b, compared to RM31b via SST.’

The possibility is there, but no plans for now, says Rafizi.

'It's the most efficient tax regime in the world.'

Ismail Sabri says no announcement govt will reimplement the tax.

The research institute says spending reprioritisation is needed urgently.

FMM survey in May involving 499 companies found support for GST reintroduction.

The national oil company says it remained committed to working closely with its Sarawak counterparts.

The Sarawak state government dismisses the claim by its former state finance minister Wong Soon Koh.

Panel dismisses appeal to recuse a JC from hearing a lawsuit by the S'wak gov't over unpaid RM1.3b state sales tax.

This is on the Notices of Assessment the Sarawak gov’t issued to the national petroleum corporation to make the payment.

'Cost of living will increase when an economy is moving from lower-middle to upper-middle status.'

UPDATED 12.25PM | PARLIAMENT | He says the shortfall is to be expected as it was reintroduced and adjustments are needed.

The prime minister says no study on the matter has been carried out.

UPDATED 1.20PM | He also says Vision 2020 was not achieved as the previous government was using the wrong strategy and had focused on increasing income and handouts.

'The State Sales Tax Ordinance 1998 allows the state legislature constitutional authority to pass SST laws.'

This is because SST is only predicted to collect RM22 billion this year, while GST managed to collect RM44 billion.

PARLIAMENT | Amiruddin Hamzah says the reintroduction of the tax has helped raise disposable income.

PARLIAMENT | This is based on a survey by Dept of Statistics from May to December 2018.