Not the right time to implement GST as inflation will worsen, says Johari


KUALA LUMPUR: There will be a drastic increase in the price of goods if the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is introduced now, says former second finance minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

He said that this is because the present economic situation is uncertain.

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