PETALING JAYA: Consumer groups and health care organisations are appalled and disappointed with the Government’s marginal excise duty hike on tobacco of 1 sen (or 5.6%) per stick on Oct 1.
Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) secretary-general Muhammad Shaani Abdullah said the hike was too small to have any effect on smokers.
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