Govt acknowledges providing incentives to sugar producer after stopping sugar subsidies


KUALA LUMPUR: The government acknowledged that it has provided "incentives" to a sugar producer, despite having stopped subsidising sugar since October 2013, when Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong asked for clarification in the Dewan Rakyat.

The Ayer Hitam MP raised the concern when Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan was addressing questions when debating the Supplementary Supply Bill (2023) 2024 at the committee level.

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