goods and services tax (GST)

(May 15): Malaysia’s intention to scrap a 6% goods-and-services tax within 100 days of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad taking office has economists and budget analysts on edge about the ripple effects.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Sunday that the anti-fake news law will be given "proper" definition so that media and the public is clear on what is fake.

SINGAPORE (Mar 5): The unveiling of the Budget for 2018 has triggered a healthy debate on how the likely pressures for more government social spending in Singapore should be funded. The government has proposed a two-percentage-point rise in the Goods and

SINGAPORE (Feb 21): Credit Suisse is raising its 2018 GDP growth forecast for Singapore to 3.3% on the back of expectations of higher private consumption growth following the 2018 Budget announcement on Monday.

SINGAPORE (Feb 21): Morgan Stanley says the increase in Buyer's Stamp Duties (BSD) announced in Budget 2018 is not enough to derail Singapore's ongoing home price recovery although this could weigh on sentiment on Singapore developer stocks in the

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): Singapore will raise its good and services tax (GST) by 2 percentage points to 9% sometime between 2021 and 2025, according to Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his 2018 Budget statement on Monday.

SINGAPORE (Jan 12): Speculation is buzzing that the Singapore government will raise the goods and services tax in its Feb 19 budget rollout. But GST probably won’t be the whole story.

SINGAPORE (Dec 4): Phillip Capital is remaining “overweight” on Singapore’s consumer sector on expectations of a continued rebound in the city state’s economic conditions as well as improving consumer sentiment.