‘Provide loans to SMEs after GST is zero-rated’


PETALING JAYA: With the zero-rating of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from tomorrow, the Government should consider providing subsidies or loans to small and medium enterprises, says Malaysia Entrepreneurs’ Development Association (PUMM).

Its president Datuk See Kok Seng said such facilities could assist SMEs to transform their management and operation through artificial intelligence concept, hence reducing dependence on labour and in particular, foreign workers.

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