PETALING JAYA: Initiatives in Budget 2023 to increase revenue for the country – such as the luxury goods tax and higher income tax rates for the T20 – show efforts to address inequality and the redistribution of wealth, say economists.
However, they say a consumption tax is still the way forward to broaden the country’s tax base and increase revenue streams.
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