Antiprofiteering Act

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the implementation of GST impacts consumer with the price control and anti profiteering act 2011. The Antiprofiteering Act is effective on 1 April 2011 which is governed by KPDNKK to make sure that trader and dealer do not increase price arbitrarily. This will impact consumers by being their shopper's guide. GST teaches consumer to compare prices of goods and services before and after implementation of GST. GST is also a price setter as the government will get the assistance from the hypermarket to be the price setter for the benefit of the

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