Goods and Services Tax
Malaysia’s taxman is back knocking for a share in sales and services
Malaysia will re-impose a tax of between five per cent and ten per cent on the sale of goods, while services will attract a...
Malaysia: Zero-sales tax paradise for just three months
After effectively scrapping the unpopular six-per cent goods and services tax (GST) on June 1, Malaysia’s new government will re-introduce a refined sales and...
Singapore set to hike taxes
Singapore will be raising its taxes as money demand from the government grows for spending on infrastructure and social services such as healthcare, said...
Malaysia 2016 budget: Taxes up for the rich, higher minimum wage
Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled a proposed 2016 national budget on October 23 that delivers benefits for the poor while raising taxes...
Malaysia PM promises to improve living standards
Malaysia's 2015 budget, scheduled to be tabled in parliament in October, will continue to stimulate growth, and improve fiscal position and the people’s standards...
Malaysia to see 5.4% GDP growth this year
Malaysia is expected to register real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.4 per cent this year, according to World Bank's Malaysia Economic Monitor:...
Malaysia’s upcoming GST not a catastrophe
The Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak's widely expected and inevitable announcement to introduce a Good and Service Tax (GST) of six per cent by...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...