Economists warn SST on imported fruits may raise local prices, burden B40

Economists and consumer groups have raised concerns that the government's move to expand the sales and service tax (SST) on imported fruits may have unintended consequences.
They said the tax expansion could result in an unintentional spike in local fruit prices that would ultimately affect low-income households, despite Putrajaya's assurance that the effect will be minimal on the B40 group as they are not major consumers of imported produce.

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