Teaching hospitals must still collect GST

Koh Jun LinPublished: Apr 6, 2015 3:00 PM | Updated: Apr 6, 2015 3:14 PM

While most health services are exempted from the goods and services tax (GST), teaching hospitals are still obliged by law to collect the tax from its patients.

But Kampar MP Dr Ko Chung Sen says they are considered part of public services.

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