Customs dept gears up for GST

Getting ready A worker punching price tags on the goods at a store in Petaling Jaya. A notice on the GST is prominently displayed.

PETALING JAYA: The Customs Department has doubled its number of officers and given them intensive training to help people overcome teething problems that are expected to surface with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1.

Apart from reaching out to the officers, Customs Department GST unit director Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy said businesses and customers could also turn to the department’s online guidelines and tutorials for help.