GST not suitable for implementation yet because rakyat's income low,  says Anwar - video Dailymotion

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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an efficient and transparent taxation system, but it is not yet suitable for re-implementation because the rakyat's income threshold is still low, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.  Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the government did not completely reject the proposal to re-implement the GST, but the ability of low-income people must be taken into account first because the taxation system has a comprehensive impact.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00And then, now, SST.

00:03You know, there's the first debate between SST and GST.

00:07There's a lot of people who are not so close.

00:09Right.

00:10As a minister of government, I still remember the answer in Parliament.

00:13GST is a system of the solution between efficient and transparent.

00:24Okay.

00:26Yang sebab masa-masa itu saya menteri kewangan, saya tangguhkan.

00:30Tapi terpaksa kita tangguhkan.

00:33Kerana terasur pendapatan rakyat itu terlalu gendah.

00:37Itu rasurah.

00:38Mungkin orang tak sebut ini, ya, pakai ekonomi dia berbeda pendapat.

00:41It's fair.

00:42Tapi saya rasa pendapat saya pada masa itu.

00:45Kerana orang yang pendapatan RM2,000, walaupun kita bagi beberapa pengecualian,

00:50tapi banyak yang terkena.

00:51Okay, kita pergi pengecualian, kita gula tak kena, beras tak kena.

00:56Tapi dia pergi beli barang, yang lain dia pergi naik bas.

01:02Semua itu cara-cara langsung, SST itu, dia maknanya menyeluruh.

01:07It is transparent, senang, efficient pelaksanaannya.

01:12Tetapi saya kata, biarlah pendapatan rakyat naik dulu.

01:16Katalah minima gaji RM4,000.

01:19Mungkin masa itu kita boleh.

01:21Sekarang ini orang gaji RM1,700 pun ada.

01:24RM2,000 pun ada.

01:26Mungkin saya tidak bijak dalam membuat keputusan ini.

01:31Tetapi niat saya, saya tidak mahu perkenalkan cukai

01:34yang memberi kesan menyusahkan rakyat bawahan.

01:41Itu saja rasionalnya.

01:51Terima kasih.

01:52Terima kasih.

GST not suitable for implementation yet because rakyat's income low, says Anwar

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