Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam has declared that health services would not be subject to GST charges.KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The Health Ministry today reiterated that health services will be GST-exempt and there will be no substantial increases in the cost of healthcare even after the implementation of GST. In a statement today, its minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the Ministry would continue to play a proactive role in minimizing the effects of GST on essential health services to ensure all Malaysians, particularly those in the low-income group would continue to have access to affordable healthcare.
“The implementation will be in 2015 and the Ministry of Health would have continuing discussions and engagement with the Ministry of Finance to look at the entire spectrum of health services in order to minimize the effects of GST in increasing healthcare cost.
“Towards the end, we are continuously engaging with the Ministry of Finance and looking at all possible angles on how this can be achieved,” he said in a statement.
The Government has declared health services as GST-exempt, whereby all services which are defined as health services by the Ministry of Health will be GST-exempt.
They also declared that healthcare services provided by the Government will not be subjected to GST. — Bernama
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