KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4 -- DAP lawmaker Lim Guan Eng has dismissed as "baseless and untrue" accusations that he only began criticising the government's expanded Sales and Services Tax (SST), e-invoicing rollout and delayed tax refunds after the Sabah state election, insisting he had repeatedly raised the issues in Parliament for nearly a year.

In a statement today, the Bagan MP said he had consistently warned Putrajaya that the tax measures - including SST imposed on sectors like private education and thresholds affecting SMEs - were causing financial strain on ordinary Malaysians and small businesses.

His clarification follows Malay Mail's report yesterday, in which Lim was reported as saying that the expanded SST, especially on tuition f...