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KUALA LUMPUR: The government will carry out a detailed study to determine if the Goods and Services Tax (GST) should be reintroduced or to continue with the Sales and Services Tax (SST) now in place. Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri said the government would need to determine if it should re-introduce GST or continue with SST with an improved system to ensure which will yield better tax revenue. "YB Subang (Wong Chen) and YB Tebrau (Steven Choong Shiau Yoon) have agreed with the re-implementation of GST but have submitted a few recommendations. The government will review all th...

Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020 05:26 PM MYT Deputy Finance Minister I, Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri is pictured at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur November 4, 2020. — Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Three customs-related bills, namely, the Customs (Amendment) Bill 2020, Excise (Amendment) Bill 2020 and Free Zones (Amendment) Bill 2020 were passed at the Dewan Rakyat today. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri when tabling the amendments for the Customs Act 1967 for the second reading said it aimed to improve, stand...

pic). This comes after Dewan Rakyat passed the Excise (Amendment) Bill 2020, which allows the use of Customs Department offices to hold suspects if there is overcrowding at police lock-ups. “Suspects will be detained at gazetted offices during investigation before the cases are referred to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC)," he said when winding up replies on the Bill in Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Dec 16). "Individuals detained by Customs will undergo Covid-19 tests according to standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the Health Ministry," he added. Earlier during debates, Wong Hon...