KOTA BARU: THE prices of some goods and services are expected to fall once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is implemented in April next year.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said on the contrary, not all items and services would be more expensive with the introduction of the tax.
"Goods and services that are taxed at 10 per cent under the current Sales and Services Tax (SST) will find taxes levied dropped to six per cent, while some will see a slight increase to six per cent.
"Taxes for some items and services will remain unchanged at six per cent. As announced earlier, some items and services, such as food, transport, education and medicine will be exempted from the tax.
"The full list will be made known soon," he said after speaking over the air on Radio Kelantan here yesterday.
Ahmad said the people should be proactive and should seek more information about the GST as it was available through various means, adding that the government would also increase information campaigns, including seminars and talks, at the grassroots level.
Ahmad said four sessions would be held in each constituency, organised by the Customs Department and local community leaders, with cooperation from the Finance Ministry.
"We hope to able to do it in 134 of the 222 parliamentary constituencies before the start of Ramadan.
"We want key community leaders, such as village heads, to be briefed first so that they can explain it to others.
"We will also use radio, television, newspapers and billboards to explain about GST to the people."
