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 the tax burden from businesses and exporters to the public as a whole.
He said the Madani government had opted to retain the Sales and Services Tax (SST) as the country’s tax system because GST was a broad-based tax that also affected low-income earners, while SST was more focused on the business sector.
“In principle, SST is a tax on businesses, although a small portion of it is passed on to consumers. That is true. But GST is comprehensive. So, I do not understand why those claiming to champion the people want to impose a tax on everyone,” he said during Ministerial Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.
