Govt Will Only Implement GST If Minimum Salary Threshold Increases To RM3,000
Govt Will Only Implement GST If Minimum Salary Threshold Increases To RM3,000
However, he believes that the poor should not be burdened with such a tax system.The government will only implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) if the minimum income threshold is at RM3,000-RM4,000, said Prime Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
如果最低收入門檻爲RM3,000-RM4,000，那麼首相拿督斯里安華·依布拉欣表示，政府只會實施消費稅（GST）。
Currently, the minimum monthly wage in Malaysia is RM1,500.
目前，馬來西亞的最低月工資爲RM1,500。
Acknowledging the tax system as efficient and transparent, Anwar said GST would also help to expand the government's coffers with higher revenue collection.
安華承認稅制高效透明，他表示GST也將有助於擴大政府的國庫，增加營業收入。
However, he believes that the poor should not be burdened with such a tax system.
然而，他認爲窮人不應該被這種稅收制度所拖累。
"I agree, GST is the most transparent and efficient tax system but my view is, give it some time, some years, (we must) make sure that the income threshold increases to the minimum of RM3,000-RM4,000, then we can adjust the policy," he said.
"我同意，GST是最透明、高效的稅收制度，但我的觀點是，需要一些時間，幾年時間，（我們必須）確保最低收入門檻提高到RM3,000-RM4,000，然後我們可以調整政策，"他說。
Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said the GST implementation has been an ongoing issue for decades, even during his time as finance minister in the 1990s.
安華，同時也是財政部長，表示GST的實施問題已經持續了幾個幾十年，甚至在他擔任財政部長的1990年代也是如此。
He disagreed at that time, believing that addressing corruption involving billions of ringgits should be a priority.
當時，他對此表示反對，認爲應優先處理數十億令吉的腐敗問題。
