{
  "id": 2110503,
  "title": "Business : Economist Backs Hybrid SST, Calls For Input Tax Credit Mechanism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/business-economist-backs-hybrid-sst-calls-for-input-tax-credit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:05:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2596998"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By K. Naveen Prabu KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- An economist has backed the proposal for a hybrid sales and service tax (SST) system, saying the mechanism should incorporate input tax credits to reduce tax cascading.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}