Malaysia Trying To Broaden Tax Base: PM

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Tuesday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the government intends to reduce operating expenditure and to broaden its tax base. However, the reduction in expenditure would not affect the efficiency of the government, said Najib.

The government's pump priming measure is currently costing a billion ringgit a month. The government is set to present its 2010 budget next month.

Najib, who is also the finance minister, told reporters that the government is mindful of the need to rein in the fiscal deficit. The government expects the budget deficit to fall to 7.6% of GDP this year.

Tuesday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the government intends to reduce operating expenditure and to broaden its tax base. (Market News Provided by RTTNews)