Chua Tee Yong

The list of Goods and Services Tax (GST) exempt or zero-rated items is crucial to ensure that the soon-to-be-implemented GST is not regressive and to minimise the impact of tax unto the lower and middle income groups.

The government’s decision to raise the medical fee of private clinics and medical centres across the board will cause the rakyat to suffer extra financial burden considering they are already struggling to cope with subsidy reductions and inflation.

MP speaks There are good reasons why the government should ‘nationalise’ Plus. A harebrained idea, you say. The MP for Labis, a chartered accountant, shows the numbers.