‘Return of GST must be on merits’

PETALING JAYA: The decision to bring back the goods and services tax (GST) should be based on its merits and not just to increase the country’s tax revenue, say economists.

Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology senior lecturer and chairman of the Centre for Business and Policy Research, Dr Foo Lee Peng, said more aspects should be considered before reintroducing GST, such as its total social impact through a holistic study of tax and revenue reform.