Parliament: GST Bill passed in Dewan Rakyat


KUALA LUMPUR: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2014 was passed in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday after two bloc division votes were taken among the MPs.

The Bill, which seeks to implement the 6% tax was passed after the number of votes supporting it outnumbered those which were against it.

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