{
  "id": 1643887,
  "title": "Kerajaan terbuka kaji gabung GST, SST",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kerajaan-terbuka-kaji-gabung-gst-sst",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/18/kerajaan-terbuka-kaji-gabung-gst-sst"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kerajaan Malaysia is considering combining the features of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Sales and Services Tax (SST) to improve the country's tax system, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. During a post-budget session inquiry at the Finance Ministry, Anwar stated that while SST will remain the foundation of the country's tax system, some GST features could be adopted to create a better and progressive tax system.\n\nThe Prime Minister expressed concerns about implementing GST alone, as he believes it would directly tax those who have never paid taxes before, which could be difficult to justify. He emphasized that any tax reform should not be imposed broadly on the people. The government's primary focus remains on the SST, but if certain GST elements can be incorporated, they will be considered.\n\nAnwar stressed that he does not want a universal tax increase and remains opposed to imposing GST, which is a broad-based tax, on all citizens regardless of their income. In June of the previous year, Anwar had reportedly stated that the government was not ready to re-implement GST, despite its simplicity and efficiency. He noted that GST is a comprehensive tax that would be applied uniformly to all users, including small fish farmers and street vendors.",
  "summary": "Perdana menteri berkata SST kekal sebagai asas sistem percukaian namun kerajaan terbuka kaji beberapa ciri GST jika ia dapat mewujudkan sistem cukai lebih baik.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Kerajaan terbuka kaji gabung GST, SST",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kerajaan-terbuka-kaji-gabung-gst-sst-1644277",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:19:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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