MM Online - MoF: Zero GST starting June 1 (extracts):
![]()
![]()
... fresh seafood (kembong and kerang) prices supposedly gone astronomical because of the evil GST, but then no one, including and ESPECIALLY the responsible reporter, (with exception of kaytee, wakakaka) said anything about fresh seafood being NOT subjected to GST.
![]()
Let's re-visit one 'naughty' example:
Once known as the “poor man’s fish”, the possibility that ikan kembung might become a price-controlled item is perhaps a better economic indicator for ordinary Malaysians instead of growth figures issued by the government.
The price of the humble fish in the mackerel family has been rising since the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) in 2015.
![]()
That 'naughty' example was what 'fake news' was/is, published last year to invoke angry/adverse feelings against, in the above stated case, an innocent GST.
A pathetic unscrupulous pariah 'fake news' but pretty effective in rousing anger amongst kampong voters.
OK then, another one - Siti Zahara who is anaemic said she often buys cockles when the dizziness gets the best of her but has also cut down on that of late.
"The doctor advised me to eat cockles or liver (as an iron supplement) because of my anaemic condition."
“Before GST, cockles cost about RM4 per kilo. Now it’s about RM10. So, I buy half a kilo. You can imagine how little that is when cooked.”
![]()
The 'fake news' aimed to show that with GST, price of kerang leapt from RM4 to a humongous RM10, and poor anaemic Siti Zahara could only afford half of what she would love to have - thus not only did Puan Siti Zahara suffered a financial abomination but also a medical injustice.
By the by, I wonder whether there was really an anaemic 'Siti Zahara' that the reporter supposedly interviewed? Wakakaka.
That piece of 'fake news' about kerang was the most humongous piece of bullshit, depicting the difference between a so-called pre-GST-priced kerang at RM4 to presumably a post-GST-priced kerang at RM10.
Who cares if there was no GST on cockles, because such 'fake news' would be believed by the 'already converted'.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be zero-rated for all items and services in Malaysia from June 1, the Finance Ministry announced today.
The ministry said the GST will no longer be imposed at a rate of 6 per cent from then on, adding that this will be subject to further notice.
“This move to impose the GST at a zero rate takes effect starting from June 1, 2018 and applies to the whole country until further notice,” it said in a brief statement today.
The ministry also said the GST on all locally produced and imported goods alike will be zero-rated, adding that this will not affect goods and services that were already previously exempted from the GST.
The ministry said all registered traders must comply with the order for the zero-rated GST.
The ministry said the GST will no longer be imposed at a rate of 6 per cent from then on, adding that this will be subject to further notice.
“This move to impose the GST at a zero rate takes effect starting from June 1, 2018 and applies to the whole country until further notice,” it said in a brief statement today.
The ministry also said the GST on all locally produced and imported goods alike will be zero-rated, adding that this will not affect goods and services that were already previously exempted from the GST.
The ministry said all registered traders must comply with the order for the zero-rated GST.
Lucky Lim Guan Eng - all hard work and decisions done for him while he relaxes.
Anyway, it's wonderful news as we now can afford kembong, kerang and kangkong again, without the alleged GST levied on those 3 mentioned items.
Last year I read in what is now a 'dead' newspaper that:
 |
don't f-blame me - I'm still the same un-GST-ed ikan as ever, blame f-fake news |
... fresh seafood (kembong and kerang) prices supposedly gone astronomical because of the evil GST, but then no one, including and ESPECIALLY the responsible reporter, (with exception of kaytee, wakakaka) said anything about fresh seafood being NOT subjected to GST.
Let's re-visit one 'naughty' example:
Once known as the “poor man’s fish”, the possibility that ikan kembung might become a price-controlled item is perhaps a better economic indicator for ordinary Malaysians instead of growth figures issued by the government.
The price of the humble fish in the mackerel family has been rising since the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) in 2015.
When you think of it, a pro Pakatan newspaper blaming the poor GST for the rise in a non-GST-ed item, namely fresh food including fresh fish, ain't that 'fake news'?
And ain't that plain EVIL?
For argument sake, the rise in price could be due to a number of reasons, like goods cartel, greed of fishmonger, market forces, weather, etc, but the season was then to blame GST regardless, even if no GST was involved, wakakaka, such was the unscrupulousness of demon-ising the GST for political gains.
That 'naughty' example was what 'fake news' was/is, published last year to invoke angry/adverse feelings against, in the above stated case, an innocent GST.
A pathetic unscrupulous pariah 'fake news' but pretty effective in rousing anger amongst kampong voters.
OK then, another one - Siti Zahara who is anaemic said she often buys cockles when the dizziness gets the best of her but has also cut down on that of late.
"The doctor advised me to eat cockles or liver (as an iron supplement) because of my anaemic condition."
“Before GST, cockles cost about RM4 per kilo. Now it’s about RM10. So, I buy half a kilo. You can imagine how little that is when cooked.”
The 'fake news' aimed to show that with GST, price of kerang leapt from RM4 to a humongous RM10, and poor anaemic Siti Zahara could only afford half of what she would love to have - thus not only did Puan Siti Zahara suffered a financial abomination but also a medical injustice.
By the by, I wonder whether there was really an anaemic 'Siti Zahara' that the reporter supposedly interviewed? Wakakaka.
That piece of 'fake news' about kerang was the most humongous piece of bullshit, depicting the difference between a so-called pre-GST-priced kerang at RM4 to presumably a post-GST-priced kerang at RM10.
Who cares if there was no GST on cockles, because such 'fake news' would be believed by the 'already converted'.
The sad thing has been the 'already converted' were considered as 'gullible guppies' by their political parties who wanted to incite them to vote for their parties.
![]()
![]()
![]()
Even if there was GST on a non-GST-ed kerang, 6% of RM4 only amounts to a round figure of 25 sen. So why the jump to RM10?
So could that reporter explain her "Before GST, cockles cost about RM4 per kilo. Now it’s about RM10."
Even if there was GST on a non-GST-ed kerang, 6% of RM4 only amounts to a round figure of 25 sen. So why the jump to RM10?
So could that reporter explain her "Before GST, cockles cost about RM4 per kilo. Now it’s about RM10."
But the point was how 'fake news' had been deliberately fabricated and then used to exaggerate the impact of GST even on a non-GST-ed item, to wit, from RM4 to a staggering RM10 per kilo of kerang.
The aim was obvious, thanks to an imaginary "anaemic" Siti Zahara, and I hope your "anaemia" may now be ameliorated by the current good news (not fake news) that there is no more GST, not even for kerang, kembong and kangkong.
That 'fake news' could only be described as highly evil. Very unscrupulous lah!
But wait, for this post there's MORE, wakakaka.
Many anti-GST visitors to my blog patiently explained to me that the price increase had been a reflection of transport cost increases due to GST on petrol, which presumably add on to the overall price of kerang - but from RM4 to RM10???
The aim was obvious, thanks to an imaginary "anaemic" Siti Zahara, and I hope your "anaemia" may now be ameliorated by the current good news (not fake news) that there is no more GST, not even for kerang, kembong and kangkong.
That 'fake news' could only be described as highly evil. Very unscrupulous lah!
But wait, for this post there's MORE, wakakaka.
Many anti-GST visitors to my blog patiently explained to me that the price increase had been a reflection of transport cost increases due to GST on petrol, which presumably add on to the overall price of kerang - but from RM4 to RM10???
Wait wait, is there a GST on Petrol? Be honest and answer this, you fCking gullible guppies or blatant liars, wakakaka.