Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng believes a Pakatan Harapan-led federal government will be able to do away with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) while still maintaining the Br1m cash handout and achieve a surplus budget.

"Even without the implementation of GST, we can still achieve a surplus budget and pay out Br1m every year.

"Look at the successes of the Harapan-led Penang government which has consistently achieved a budget surplus without imposing GST," he said in a statement today...