Ensure income equality before implementing GST

comments     Raja Ahmad Shahrir     Published     Updated

COMMENT Pakatan Rakyat today unveiled its shadow budget in anticipation of the federal 2014 Budget. One important area that warrants serious attention is the implementation of the proposed goods and services tax (GST).

In the last 20 years or so, GST (or in some countries, value-added tax, VAT) has been implemented in developed and developing countries to broaden the tax base and increase government revenue.

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