Government considering raising electricity usage ceiling for GST exemption


KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will consider raising the electricity usage ceiling for exemption of the upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The Finance Ministry’s GST adviser Datuk Kamariah Hussain said the tax, under its current form, would only be imposed on consumers who used more than 200kWh of electricity a month.

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