GST is haram, PAS ulama wing insists

The PAS ulama wing has once again stressed that the goods and services tax (GST) is haram because it does not fulfil the requirements for the necessity of a tax in Islam.

According to the wing’s chief, Mahfodz Mohamed, the GST is haram because the current situation does not meet conditions deemed necessary by Muslim scholars to implement a tax.

Therefore, he said, the government must be in dire financial distress to administer the country.