Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim warned Prime Minister Najib Razak not to introduce a new Goods and Service Tax (GST) to reduce the budgetary deficit after the latter announced the formation of a special committee to reduce the shortfall - at a record high - to 3% bt 2015.
"Unfortunately, Dato Seri Najib continues to govern behind a veil of secrecy," Anwar told a press conference on Wednesday.
"The BN government must not drag the public to cover for its economic incomptence and policy shortfalls. Any attempts to introduce a new GST albeit in stages to reduce the deficit will be resisted in the same force that the people had resisted electpral fraud."
Anwar was referring to the Black 505 rallies spearheaded by the Pakatan Rakyat to protest vote rigging and fraud in the May 5 general election, which have drawn more than half a million Malaysians to assemble to demand the resignation of the Election Commission leadership.
According to Anwar, GST could only be introduced if the average level of income of "common Malaysians" have risen significantly over a period of 5 years. He pointed to the fact that the current reality was that only a "low 2.6% average wage growth" had been achieved between 2000 and 2010.
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Malaysia Chronicle
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