Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah said there is no intention at the moment to reintroduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a means to increase government coffers.<br /><br />He said this in the Parliament on Monday (Dec 7) when answering a question by Kota Raja MP, Mohamad Sabu on whether the GST would be reintroduced in light of the government's efforts to increase revenue amid the current economic climate. <br /><br />On Malaysia’s debt rating that was downgraded from ‘A-’ to ‘BBB+’, Mohd Shahar said it was not caused by internal economic factors. <br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
