Govt to prioritise improving current tax system - Amir Hamzah


Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.— Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will prioritise improving the current tax system before assessing the need to reintroduce new tax such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

"I think the GST is the tax structure that we always continue to look at, and it will take some time before we review everything.

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