More Goods and Services Tax (GST) clinics will be set up throughout the nation to offer free advice to traders and public on the implementation of the tax regime, introduced on April 1.

So far, two GST clinics have been set up in Perak and Melaka.

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said the clinics will be set up in other states by the end of July.

Speaking to reporters after closing a GST programme at the Perak Customs Headquarters, Ahmad said the clinics would be manned by officials and experts of the tax system.

“The GST clinic is for us to offer free advice to traders and public who want to know more about GST,” he said.

“It is also for those who want to offer suggestions about the tax system and those who want to register and need help to fill GST-03 tax return forms,” he said adding that computers would also be provided at the GST clinics.

Ahmad said while the GST kiosk set up at every state Customs Department headquarters provided general services to customers, the clinic would look in to technical problems.

He said 64,864 of 72,041 companies had submitted the GST-03 tax returns in June.