Malaysia grateful to France for rejecting ‘unfair’ palm oil tax


Royal presence: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V and Najib accompaning Hollande as he greets a military officer during the state welcoming ceremony at Parliament square. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is grateful to France for not imposing unfair taxes on palm oil which could have affected the livelihoods of thousands of Malaysians, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Najib thanked French President Francois Hollande for not agreeing to the Bill to tax Malaysian palm oil.

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