Berita gembira buat seluruh rakyat Malaysia pada Belanjawan 2013 ini.. GST 4 peratus saje..

Najib sehingga kini belum mengesah atau menafikan kecenderungan kerajaan untuk melaksanakan GST pada tahun depan, beliau masih berahsia tentangnya..

"GST bukan perkara baru. Kita sudah cakap mengenainya. Tetapi sama ada ia ada dalam belanjawan atau tidak, kamu kena tunggu sampai belanjawan," katanya dalam sidang media di pejabatnya hari ini.  

Tapi spekulasi bahawa GST 4 peratus akan diperkenalkan dalam Belanjawan 2014 yang akan diumumkan Najib pada Oktober ini telah tersebar seluruh dunia..

Reuters melaporkan...

Malaysia may include sales tax in Oct budget to trim deficit-report  

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Malaysia's government may include a 4 percent goods and services tax (GST) in its upcoming October budget to tackle a fiscal deficit that has widened to 14.9 billion ringgit ($4.5 billion), a local newspaper said on Wednesday.  

The Malaysian Reserve newspaper quoted the Finance Ministry's secretary general, Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah, saying several economic reforms to bolster the country's fiscal position were being discussed.  

"I am not ruling out (GST), it is in the pipeline. But let us wait for the budget. It is a whole package for everybody," Mohd Irwan was quoted as saying.  

He added that the fiscal policy committee is exploring several measures including rationalising subsidies and curbing government spending.  

"These are some measures that are in the pipeline. The prime minister will announce them in the coming days or in the budget," he was quoted as saying.  

The implementation of GST could help the country broaden its tax base and reduce the government's reliance on dividends from state oil company Petronas or Petroliam Nasional Bhd.  

Malaysia runs relatively high government debt of 53 percent of gross domestic product and one of Asia's highest household debt levels.  

Ratings agency Fitch cut its outlook on Malaysia's A-minus sovereign debt to negative from stable in July, citing a lack of reform to tackle rising debt.  

($1 = 3.3285 Malaysian ringgit) (Reporting By Yantoultra Ngui; Editing by Eric Meijer) ~ Reuters

Empat peratus saja... macai-macai tentu gembira yang amat sangat dengan berita ini..

Mereka juga dipercayai sangat gembira bila mengetahui hanya 40 barangan saja yang tak kena cukai 4% ini.. yang lain-lain semuanya kena...

40 barangan yang tak kena cukai itu sila lihat di SINI