PNC lawmaker Thariq calls for postponement in TGST hike

4 weeks ago

Ahmed Thariq (Tom), a lawmaker from the main ruling People’s National Congress (PNC), called for the implementation of the planned increase in the Tourism Goods and Services Tax (TGST) to be postponed on Wednesday, suggesting that June next year was “too soon.” The government has submitted three bills to the Parliament seeking to double the Green Tax and raise the TGST