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More Than 3,000 Expected To Attend GST Information Programme Next Week
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Over 3,000 participants are expected
to attend the National Goods and Services Tax (GST) Information
Programme, which will be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun
Razak at the Putra World Trade Centre on Sept 10.
Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Ahmad Maslan, said the programme participants would include those from government-linked companies, government agencies, Barisan Nasional component party leaders, representatives from non-governmental organisations, youth representatives and students.
"Najib will give his keynote address and explain the GST in relation to the economy in general," he said at a media briefing after giving a briefing on GST at Universiti Teknology Mara here today.
Ahmad Mazlan said he and the Royal Malaysian Customes Department head, Datuk Seri Khazali Ahmad, would also participate in the forum as panel members.
Meanwhile, at another function, Ahmad Maslan said companies which had yet to register for GST scheme were advised to do so fast as the government would not postpone its implementation.
He said the Finance Ministry expected 2,000 firms to register for the GST scheme a day, from between 1,000 and 1,400 a day previously.
"As of Sept 2, a total of 24,429 companies had already registered for GST," he told a media briefing after addressing key GST issues to tenants, entrepreneurs, biopreneurs and business associates at Technology Park Malaysia Corp Sdn Bhd (TPM), Bukit Jalil.
TPM has also arranged special registration counters manned by officers from the Customes Department for qualified businesses to register on the spot.
TPM chairman, Datuk Nasarudin Hashim, said the initiative of TPM was to assist the government in creating greater GST awareness among its community.
He said since its inception, TPM has contributed about RM6.5 billion to the economic development of the country, accounting for about 1.2 per cent of the gross domestic product.
-- BERNAMA
Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Ahmad Maslan, said the programme participants would include those from government-linked companies, government agencies, Barisan Nasional component party leaders, representatives from non-governmental organisations, youth representatives and students.
"Najib will give his keynote address and explain the GST in relation to the economy in general," he said at a media briefing after giving a briefing on GST at Universiti Teknology Mara here today.
Ahmad Mazlan said he and the Royal Malaysian Customes Department head, Datuk Seri Khazali Ahmad, would also participate in the forum as panel members.
Meanwhile, at another function, Ahmad Maslan said companies which had yet to register for GST scheme were advised to do so fast as the government would not postpone its implementation.
He said the Finance Ministry expected 2,000 firms to register for the GST scheme a day, from between 1,000 and 1,400 a day previously.
"As of Sept 2, a total of 24,429 companies had already registered for GST," he told a media briefing after addressing key GST issues to tenants, entrepreneurs, biopreneurs and business associates at Technology Park Malaysia Corp Sdn Bhd (TPM), Bukit Jalil.
TPM has also arranged special registration counters manned by officers from the Customes Department for qualified businesses to register on the spot.
TPM chairman, Datuk Nasarudin Hashim, said the initiative of TPM was to assist the government in creating greater GST awareness among its community.
He said since its inception, TPM has contributed about RM6.5 billion to the economic development of the country, accounting for about 1.2 per cent of the gross domestic product.
-- BERNAMA
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