KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — The Customs Department revealed today that it requested RM82.9 billion from Putrajaya for Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds, but only received RM63.5 billion through the government’s Trust Fund.

It said it made the request during the monthly Trust Fund meeting for the period of April 1 to May 31, 2018.

“As at May 31, 2018, the Trust Fund still needed and was short to pay the GST refunds arreared amounting to RM19.4 billion,” Customs director-general Datuk Seri Subramaniam Tholasy said in a statement.