MCA vice president and Selangor MCA Chairman Datuk Ir Lawrence Low Ah Keong at press conference on SST Wisma MCA on June 23.–AZMAN GHANI/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers may soon be paying significantly more for imported fruits following a series of cost increases from July 1, traders say.
Kuala Lumpur Fruits Wholesalers Association president Chin Nyuk Moy said importers were bracing to get hit on three fronts: a 5% sales and service tax (SST) on imported fruits, a 30% increase in freight charges at Port Klang, and higher electricity tariffs in Peninsular Malaysia.
