Opposition leader challenges Putrajaya to revive GST, end ‘uncertainty’

Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin criticized the government's hybrid taxation proposal, suggesting it implicitly acknowledges a past mistake in rejecting the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

During the Budget 2027 debate, Hamzah argued that integrating elements of GST into the existing Sales and Service Tax (SST) system highlighted its inadequacies.

He urged clarity, suggesting if GST is preferred, it should be implemented rather than leaving the public in uncertainty.

Hamzah further alleged that Pakatan Harapan lawmakers were reluctant to support reinstating GST due to their previous opposition.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin today alleged that the government’s hybrid taxation proposal was tacit admission that it was wrong to reject the goods and services tax (GST).

While debating the Supply Bill (Budget) 2027, Hamzah said recent proposals to incorporate elements of the consumption tax into the existing Sales and Service Tax (SST) also indicated that the latter system was lacking.

“If you want the GST, just implement the GST. Don’t leave the people waiting in uncertainty,” Hamzah said.

“This looks like it’s heading in that direction, but no one wants to actually say they want to use the GST.”

He alleged that Pakatan Harapan lawmakers in the government now were “embarrassed” to support reviving the GST due to their rejection of it previously.

First implemented at a standard rate of six per cent in April 2015 under former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the broad-based consumption tax became a central battleground in Malaysian electoral politics.

Following its historic victory in the 2018 general election, the PH administration zero-rated the GST before repealing it in favour of the current SST regime.

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反对党领袖拿督斯里韩沙再努丁批评政府的混合税收提案，暗示该提案实际上承认了过去拒绝商品及服务税（GST）的错误。

在 2027 年预算辩论中，哈姆扎认为，将商品及服务税 (GST) 的要素纳入现有的销售和服务税 (SST) 体系，会凸显该体系的不足之处。

他敦促各方明确表态，并建议如果消费税是首选，就应该实施，而不是让公众处于不确定状态。

哈姆扎进一步声称，希望联盟的议员们由于之前反对过消费税，因此不愿支持恢复消费税。

吉隆坡，10 月 12 日讯——反对党领袖拿督斯里韩沙再努丁今日指责政府提出的混合税收方案，实际上是承认拒绝商品及服务税（GST）是错误的。

在辩论 2027 年供应法案（预算）时，哈姆扎表示，最近提出的将消费税的某些要素纳入现有销售和服务税 (SST) 的提案也表明，后者的制度存在不足。

“如果你们想要实行消费税，那就直接实施消费税。不要让民众在不确定性中等待，”哈姆扎说道。

“看起来事情正朝着那个方向发展，但没有人愿意明确表示他们想使用消费税。”

他声称，由于之前反对恢复消费税，希望联盟的议员们现在“不好意思”支持恢复消费税。

马来西亚消费税于 2015 年 4 月在时任首相拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克的领导下首次实施，标准税率为 6%，此后便成为马来西亚选举政治的中心战场。

在 2018 年大选中取得历史性胜利后，希望联盟政府先是将消费税 (GST) 税率降至零，之后又废除了消费税，转而采用目前的销售与服务税 (SST) 制度。

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