GST not a burden, people assured
KUCHING: The goods and services tax (GST) will only be a burden to those who are trying to avoid and run away from paying taxes, said Tan Sri Datuk M Kayveas.
In fact, pointed out the Special Advisor to the Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, GST would actually help the people and strengthen the country’s currency.
“Since the government already gets rid of 10 per cent government service tax and six percent government sales tax, and only comes out with one tax which is the six per cent GST, by right prices of everything should not go up.
“Even prices of cars, buses … tickets… should go down. The present war is not the government against the people, but it is the people against business operators who don’t want to be honest in their business and who don’t want to be taxed for profits they are making,”
Since the government already gets rid of 10 per cent government service tax and six percent government sales tax, and only comes out with one tax which is the six per cent GST, by right prices of everything should not go up. Tan Sri Datuk M Kayveas, Special Advisor to the Minister of Transport
he told the press after making a tour to the bus terminal at Kuching Sentral here yesterday.
He was there to attend a dialogue with bus operators, as part of his visit to the state in relation to transportation.
He also explained that GST is used by about 160 countries around the world including Singapore which had been using it successfully for more than 20 years.