‘Nip graft in Customs and govt gets RM3bil’


Good time to buy: A man walking out of a shop with a 0 GST and SST sign in Petaling Jaya.

PUTRAJAYA: Fixing the leakages caused by corruption will help the government bridge the gap in the revenue shortfall between collection for the GST and the SST, says Datuk Seri Subromaniam Tholasy.

“When I first met (Finance Minister) Lim Guan Eng, he asked me, how much is the Good and Services Tax revenue and how much is the Sales and Service Tax revenue we expect to collect,” said The Royal Malaysian Customs Department director-general.

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