The complete list of items covered by the sales and services tax (SST) will only be finalised next week, said Customs Department director-general T Subromaniam (above).

"We will finalise (the complete list) in a couple of days. Next week, it will be finalised," he told Malaysiakini.

Putrajaya plans to start imposing SST beginning a week from now on Sept 1. As of today, the relevant laws have yet to appear on the Federal Gazette website...