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Malaysia has sufficient revenue to remove GST, says Mahathir Mohamad

The new government vowed to abolish the consumption tax within the first 100 days of being in power.

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Malaysia’s newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Sunday the country has sufficient revenue to remove the unpopular goods and services tax (GST), state news agency Bernama reported.

The new government vowed to abolish the consumption tax within the first 100 days of being in power.

Malaysian PM Mahathir vows to review 'fake news' law

Mahathir Mohamad vowed on Sunday to review a controversial law against "fake news" hurriedly passed before the elections and seen as aimed at critics of his scandal-tainted predecessor.

The law, passed in early April, makes the deliberate spread of false information punishable by up