The GST was replaced by the SST in September 2018, in line with the manifesto of the PH-led administration at the time. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today said his decision to reject the reintroduction of the goods and services tax (GST) was based on concerns about its impact on the public, not political considerations.
He said there was no reason for the government to reject the GST on political grounds if it genuinely benefitted the economy and the people.
"I am firm in my decision not to reintroduce the GST. It is not about politics. What has politics got to do with it if it benefits the national economy and the people?" he said.
He was responding to a supplementary question from Ronald Kiandee (PN-Beluran) during Minister’s Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat.
