[UPDATED] Govt open to studying GST-SST combination for more progressive tax system

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : The government is open to studying a combination of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Sales and Services Tax (SST) as part of efforts to develop a more progressive tax system.
59% : 00:14 PEANERD Player Insights Video- Viewport / Frames- Audio- Buffer Video / Audio- Time- Stream- Player version- Bitmovin PlayerAdaptive Streaming for the WebPlayer: 8.271.0UI: 4.18.0 Show Player Insights Copy link at current time Video Qualityauto Speednormal Audio Track- Audio Qualityauto Subtitlesoff (0) BackReset Font sizedefault Font styledefault Font familydefault Font colordefault Font opacitydefault Character edgedefault Character edge colordefault Background colordefault Background opacitydefault Window colordefault Window opacitydefault Asked whether the government would combine GST and SST in the upcoming Budget, Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said the existing SST framework would remain the basis of the country's tax system.
57% : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government was prepared to review and improve the country's existing tax system, including considering certain features of GST that could be incorporated into the current SST framework.
56% : "We are open to studying ways to improve the tax system.
56% : In December last year, Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, however, said the coalition would push for the GST to be reinstated after the 16th General Election, describing it as the best tax regime to ensure fairness and stronger national revenue.
55% : The GST, a multi-stage consumption tax, was introduced in April 2015 at a rate of six per cent but was abolished and zero-rated on June 1, 2018.
50% : "Although it is said to be more efficient, it is still a tax on the people.
48% : On May 9, former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin renewed calls for the government to revive the GST, saying Malaysia needed a stronger tax revenue base to face global economic uncertainties.
45% : This means those who have never paid tax would also have to pay.
44% : "GST is a broad-based tax that taxes everyone.
42% : I do not want a tax imposed broadly on the people, as is the basic approach under GST.

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