Understanding the GST

Easy pointers: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong (left) looks on as a business owner gets help with the GST online registration at a recent seminar in Johor Baru.

The maths component is essential when one wants to fully understand the workings of the soon-to-be implemented goods and services tax.

IN this article, the spotlight is on the mathematics component of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the importance of mathematical knowledge in understanding the goods and services tax (GST) and how GST ultimately affects the jobs, products, services and the country’s economy.