No SST for essential items


PETALING JAYA: The Customs Department has proposed exemptions on a long list of consumer goods including poultry, fish, milk, vegetables and various types of sugar when the Sales and Service Tax is reintroduced.

Other items in its 292-page exemption list range from bicycles to carriages for disabled persons and various types of orthopaedic appliances.

Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Nation

Over 235,000 to get Johor financial aid after appeals
Teacher implicated in Nur Qaira case transferred pending probe, says Kedah Education Dept
Nepal floods: Wisma Putra waiting for word if any M'sians among 31 rescued
Haze: Number of areas recording unhealthy API increases to 20, Jerantut record 'Good'
Two killed in crash after SUV evades police check near Gua Musang
Ministry takes immediate steps towards repealing Auku
PM's National Day address moved to PICC due to haze
Nepali police release names of missing Malaysian flood victims
Saravanan claims trial on graft charges
Haze: 18 areas record unhealthy API readings as of 8am

Others Also Read