Threats, U-Turns and Telcos

By G. Sharmila

The goods and services tax (GST) is finally here and much confusion ensued, not least in the telco sector. In this three-part issue KINIBIZ looks at the flip-flopping in Putrajaya over telcos passing on GST to consumers and looks at the fine details of what has unfolded. Then we look at whether telcos can afford to absorb GST. Finally we end the series with a commentary on the mixed messages coming from different nooks of Putrajaya.

Flip-flopping hits local telcos

Posted on April 7, 2015 by G. Sharmila

Last week, the government threatened to take telcos to court for imposing GST for prepaid services, then did a U-turn and said telcos can charge the GST but that the government would review ...

Can telcos afford not to charge GST?

Posted on April 8, 2015 by G. Sharmila

The GST was much looked forward to by local telecommunication services providers (telcos). However, they were caught in a controversy when they imposed a 6% GST on prepaid reloads on April 1. Now ...