Malaysia University Science and Technology economist Barjoyai Bardai said Malaysia fell behind Singapore and Thailand and is struggling to catch up. Both use the goods and services (GST) and value-added (VAT) taxation system.
World Bank lead economist Apurva Sanghi said Malaysia’s revenue as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining, with tax revenue being well below 12% of GDP.
Vice-president of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress says country, with 2.37 mil registered migrant workers and currently the Asean chair, cannot afford to miss crucial discussions on migration
