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South China Morning Post
20 hours ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Malaysia's Anwar relents, exempts imported apples and oranges from fresh tax after backlash
Imported apples and oranges will be exempted from the revised sales and services tax (SST), responding to public concerns, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on Thursday. He stated that while it is preferable to consume local fruits such as papayas and bananas, the cabinet decided on Wednesday to exempt these popular fruits. Anwar conveyed this decision to the media after launching the Kota Madani project in Putrajaya's Precinct 19 on Thursday. 'There will not be exemptions for other imported fruits as we have many local fruits to choose from. However, we compromise with apples and oranges as there have been many requests from the public.' 'The sales value threshold will now be increased from half a million to 1 million ringgit (US$236,634). There will be further announcements and clarification on this,' Anwar added. In his speech earlier, he advised that it is better to eat a local banana a day rather than apples.
Malay Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar: Apples, oranges to be exempt from SST rollout on imported fruits
PUTRAJAYA, June 26 — The government has opted to exempt apples and oranges from the revised and expanded Sales and Services Tax (SST) implementation that will encompass imported fruits. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the decision was made after taking into account concerns raised by the public, especially from lower-income groups. 'Since there are ongoing public concerns on the matter, we (the Cabinet) have agreed to provide some relaxations in that imported fruits are still taxed but exemptions given to apple and oranges,' he said in his speech at the Kota Madani groundbreaking ceremony here today. MORE TO COME
