‘Still plenty of GST complaints’


Better buying power: A customer buying bread with the notice of zero GST placed at a bakery shop in Ampang. — AZMAN GHANI / The Star

PETALING JAYA: About 80 complaints were received in relation to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) since June 1, said Customs director-general Datuk Seri T. Subromaniam.

“Nine cases are of merchants still charging GST. They are being investigated,” he said, adding that the other cases involving profiteering and price increases have been channelled to the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) Ministry.

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