Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has denied reports of him declaring support for the goods and services tax (GST).

In a statement on Facebook today, Khalid said his remark was "misinterpreted" by the media.

"I clearly said that implementation of GST can only be done if the Gini-coefficient is less than 4.5.

"Until the federal government address the issue of income equality, GST implementation must be deferred," Khalid (right) said.

The Gini-coefficient measures income disparity.

The MB's stand also matches that of Pakatan Rakyat.

He was responding to a Bernama report under the headline "Selangor MB declares support for GST".

Bernama quoted Khalid as saying: "It is not yet the time to implement the GST, because income is not equally distributed. As such, when the tax is imposed, the lower-income group will be burdened"

Some 50,000 people protested against GST at Dataran Merdeka on May 1.

The GST which was passed in Parliament last month will come into effect in April next year at a rate of 6 percent.