More time needed to grasp SST 2.0, say businesses
KUALA LUMPUR (August 23): They may be the reintroduction of previously imposed single-tier taxes, but the new sales tax and service tax — collectively referred to as “SST 2.
Rehda: SST exemption might not reduce house prices significantly
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 17): The recent announcement of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemption for major building materials and construction services might not have significant impact on property prices, especially for residential property, according to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda).
Will the SST will bring down property prices? Experts weigh in
PETALING JAYA (Aug 14): The Sales and Services Tax (SST) which will take effect next month will not be applied to building materials – namely bricks, cement and sand – and construction services, a move that Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said will hopefully address property affordability issues hindering home ownership in Malaysia.
No SST for construction services and building material costs
PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has announced that building materials and construction services will be exempt from the Sales and Services Tax (SST) which will come into force in September.
SST Bills tabled in Parliament for first reading
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The Federal government tabled the Sales Tax Bill 2018 and Services Tax Bill 2018 (SST Bills) for their first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Malaysia to table SST bill in Parliament next week
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said today that the Malaysian government hopes to table the sales and services tax (SST) bill in Parliament next week to replace the goods and services tax (GST).
Proposed SST ‘more or less similar’ to what was previously implemented, say analysts
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The proposed and impending Sales and Services Tax (SST) is more or less similar to what was previously implemented, but with some changes, tax analysts told The Edge recently.
PM: Big-ticket items that 'generate wealth' should be SST-exempted
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) is of the opinion that big-ticket items that can “generate wealth” for the country should be exempted from the impending sales and services tax (SST).
Finance minister: Luxury goods should be subject to SST
KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): The goods to be exempted from the Sales and Service Tax (SST), which include big-ticket items, posted on the Royal Malaysian Customs Department’s website, are still at the proposal stage, Bernama reported today.
SST can cut consumption tax by half, says Guan Eng
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Putrajaya has conceded that the sales and services tax (SST) system is not as transparent as the goods and services tax (GST), but stressed that the former is able to reduce Malaysian consumption tax by half.
