Groups asking for exclusion of items bought by lower-income consumers

Making a choice: A consumer choosing rice at a grocery store in Shah Alam. Rice will be excluded from the GST.

PETALING JAYA: Some consumer groups want the list of items exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be expanded to include other essential items, especially those consumed by the lower-income group.

Apart from rice, cooking oil and salt, they said, there were many other essential food items which had not been included.