APHM: GST may increase private healthcare costs by 5%


PETALING JAYA: Private healthcare costs may increase by at least 5% after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is implementation in April next year, estimated the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM).

APHM president Datuk Dr Jacob Thomas said medical costs in the private sector would increase despite healthcare services being exempted from GST.

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