The ceiling price for a three-ply face mask was set at RM2 a piece from 80 sen previously. Senior minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was quoted as saying that the Prime Minister did not agree with the new price.
KUALA LUMPUR: Face masks produced by registered manufacturers will be exempted for sales tax by Royal Malaysian Customs Department effective Monday in a new effort by the government to lower the price of the product. Imports will also be exempted from duty.
The exemptions, the Customs said in a statement yesterday, will be effective from March 23 until a new date to be decided by the Finance Ministry after the Covid-19 pandemic is declared over by the government.
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