Why Pakatan Thinks You Should Join Their 'No To GST' Campaign
Pakatan Rakyat will launch its "No To GST 2.0" campaign in the event that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is announced by the government.
By Mei Mei Chu — 17 Oct 2013, 01:19 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Pakatan Will Launch The 'Faham GST, Tolak GST' Campaign On December 20
Pakatan Rakyat will roll out a nationwide anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) campaign later this month, ahead of Putrajaya's move to implement the unpopular broad-based consumption tax in April 2015.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the "Faham GST, Tolak GST" (Understand GST, Reject GST) campaign will be launched on December 20 at the Kelab Sultan Selangor.
yahoo.comIt will be attended by Pakatan leaders, including Anwar, DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.
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"GST can be the main cause of inflation," he had said, citing a study by CIMB Research that the implementation of the consumption tax will contribute to a 5% increase in inflation due to lack of stringent enforcement laws.
After Championing "No To GST" Campaign, Anwar Says GST Is An Efficient Taxation System
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) would consider rolling the controversial goods and services tax (GST) should it be elected to power, but only if the country’s fiscal position is solid while Malaysians enjoy higher income, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
yahoo.comThe Permatang Pauh member of parliament said objections against the GST did not mean rejecting the tax system, but instead, the country's preparedness to implement it.
Anwar said he had never claimed to be against the GST in principle and admitted that the consumption tax was more efficient and transparent than the present form of taxation by way of the sales and service tax.
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“I have been consistent on this issue and I have stated before that in principle, it (GST) is efficient and transparent. But what I am stressing on is that we should first stop leakages and real wage must increase,” he said.
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He said since he was told of the GST in 1993, he admitted that the system was efficient and transparent, as well as advantageous to the country's revenue.
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"I agree the GST system is efficient but I did not implement it...there was a reason why I did not implement it. We must ensure the income of the people is high and we must also ensure the nation has a good taxation structure," he said.
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Pakatan Rakyat will launch its "No To GST" campaign if it is announced by the government
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will go on a nationwide campaign to oppose the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) if it is announced by the government next Friday, DAP’s Tony Pua said.
yahoo.comThe "No To GST 2.0" campaign aims to increase the public's knowledge and understanding of the Goods and Services Tax
The campaign will consist of ceramahs and forums, not only highlighting the pros and cons of the tax but also providing the economic context behind the implementation of the GST.
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"We will go round the country, we will try to increase the knowledge and understanding of the subject and hopefully there will be sufficient pressure for the government to think twice about implementing the GST immediately," said Tony Pua.
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Nurul Izzah, "GST is regressive. The higher your income, the less proportion you pay. The lower the income, the higher proportion you pay."
“In my opinion, the prevalence of corruption is likely to make incidences of tax reforms more inevitable. It is very important to understand the ramification, and that not all justifications made by the government on GST are true."
“What kind of government can be so shameless to tax the people wholesale when they have blatantly stolen our money as shown in the AG’s report?”
"The implementation of the tax does not affect investments, will result in inflation and higher market prices for property."
yahoo.comDAP Tony Pua says there are many other ways for the government to gain revenue, such as cutting down on expenditure and changing procurement deals to open tenders
DAP's Tony Pua says the government can also gain revenue by reducing corruption and changing the terms of concession deals that give too much to concessionaires.
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PAS' Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says the government stands to gain between RM8-RM10 billion with the implementation of the GST at 5%
Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says PR felt that the GST shouldn't be carried out until there is a rise in the people's income level, which has been “suppressed” due to the low wages paid to the foreign labourers.
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