The GST vs SST Trade-off

Raja Kumaran, Head Of Indirect Tax, Price Waterhouse Coopers Malaysia | Ali Salman, Acting CEO, IDEAS

25-May-18 08:00

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The Pakatan Harapan administration has recently announced that GST will be zero-rated starting June 1, followed by the Sales and Services Tax (SST) making a comeback later on.

With rising national debt, can Malaysia afford this?

We speak to a panel of experts on the implications of abolishing GST, the way forward in implementing SST and the expected impact on Malaysians' cost of living.

Presented by: Joyce Goh

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Categories: SME, Markets, Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Business Analysis, Trends and Forecasts, Social Issues

Tags: GST, SST, Tax, Pakatan Harapan, Government, Income, SST2018, sstgst,

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