More items exempted under SST than GST, says Finance Ministry


KUALA LUMPUR: The total amount of items exempted or zero-rated are higher under the Sales and Service Tax than the Goods and Services Tax, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

According to the Finance Ministry, there were 1,826 items exempted for the SST compared to 607 items exempted from taxes under the GST before it was abolished in 2018.

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