Now, Ahmad Maslan tells Dr M, critics to go learn about GST

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan has hit out at former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, asking him to go learn about the goods and services tad. – The Malaysian Insider pic, April 29, 2015.

Datuk Ahmad Maslan today told his critics including former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to learn about the goods and services tax (GST).

The deputy finance minister, who has been criticised several times over his remarks on the tax, also hit out at Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin and academician Associate Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Agus Yusof.

The duo had earlier this week criticised Ahmad for saying that Dr Mahathir did not understand the GST.

Dr Mahathir had also been calling for the GST to be scrapped.

"Dr Asri and Dr Agus don't understand the GST, just like Dr Mahathir. That is all I can say.

"I hope those who advise and report to Dr Mahathir will give him the right picture. Don't give him wrong information," he told reporters at a press conference at the Communication and Multimedia Ministry media centre on Permatang Pauh. 

- TMI