Bursa Malaysia expects minimal impact on stock trading costs after GST

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd expects a minimal impact on the costs of securities trading upon the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) tomorrow. 

"The GST won't be charged on the value of the whole securities transactions but only on the fees related to the transactions such as brokerage and clearing fees," he told reporters after Bursa Malaysia's annual general meeting here today.