KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 -- The government has decided not to proceed with implementing the High Value Goods Tax (HVGT), Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said in a written parliamentary reply yesterday.

In a written parliamentary reply to Jempol MP Datuk Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli, he said the principle of HVGT has been embedded into the revised sales tax system, where luxury and discretionary items are now taxed at higher rates of 5 or 10 per cent

The government expects to collect RM5 billion in additional revenue this year from the July 1 expansion of the Sales and Service Tax (SST), with the amount projected to double to RM10 billion in 2026, he explained.

Amir Hamzah added that the targeted diesel subsidy programme is sa...