KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Wednesday
shopped for some essential items at the Kota Damansara Giant hypermarket
as he observed the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
and its impact on consumer goods.
"I noticed that the prices of goods here are reasonable and the
essential goods are zero-rated as set by the government," he wrote in a
post on his Facebook account.
Najib arrived at the hypermarket at 4.50 pm, picked up a shopping
basket and took several products from the shelves, such as toothpaste
and Milo.
He uploaded five photographs onto the Facebook account, among them of
him buying products, showing a receipt and posing for photographs and
exchanging greetings with shoppers.
The GST came into force today, and is seen as an important element in
strengthening the national economy by taking into account the interests
of the people.
With the implementation of the GST, Malaysia joins more than 160
countries which have already introduced this form of taxation, among
them seven countries in Southeast Asia which are members of ASEAN.
The Government targets to collect revenue from the GST, rated at six
percent - the lowest among the ASEAN countries - for development and
upgrading of social infrastructure. - Bernama
