Customs: Local councils better off with GST

PUTRAJAYA: Local councils are much “better off” under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system compared to before April 1 when the Sales and Services Tax (SST) was in place, said Customs Department GST director Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy.

“According to Section 64 of the GST Act, the tax is not applicable to supply of goods or services made by the Federal Government or a state government.