PETALING JAYA: Accounting for 21% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the shadow economy, if left unchecked, has the potential to impact the country’s economic growth and increase inflationary risk, according to economists.
Besides affecting the nation’s tax ecosystem, they said the menace can distort economic policies and have an adverse effect on the economy.
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