Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the government would study the proposal by various parties including industry players, academicians and members of the public for the goods and services tax (GST) to be re-introduced.

He said it was incumbent on the government to be meticulous in studying the effectiveness of the multi-stage tax system in contrast to the single-tier consumption tax applied in Malaysia currently, which is the sales and services tax (SST) and the value-added consumption tax applied by many countries.