KUALA LUMPUR: The government is looking into tapping income tax revenue from the shadow economy, said to account for 21% of the country's RM1.45 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said it was high time that the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) went after players in the shadow economy sector.
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