January marked the first full month that the GST holiday was in effect — temporarily lowering the price of products to which the tax is usually applied, including restaurant meals ...

GEORGE TOWN: People went with reusable bags to each collect seven free items ... giver wanted to celebrate the zero-rated goods and services tax (GST) and a new state government.

For example, from Feb 19, if a traveller has been away from Singapore for a week and purchased S$500 worth of goods, he would not need to pay GST, thanks to the tax relief of up to S$500 in purchases ...