Bills to abolish the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and replace it with the Sales and Service Tax (SST) were tabled in the Dewan Negara on Aug 20.
In tabling the Bills, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that the government hopes that more people will be able to enjoy the RM17bil which will be returned to them this year, and an additional RM23bil next year, following the abolishing of GST.
