Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has reminded the country's 1.6 million civil servants that they can still keep their jobs, all because of the goods and services tax (GST).

"The GST was not meant to burden the people, but it is the saviour of the people.

"With the current situation, where the crude oil has fallen to US$30 per barrel, we are still able to keep the civil servants - none of them, including the contract staff, were terminated," Najib said when attending the 34th World Customs Day in Petaling Jaya today.