Sounding the alarm: Low (seated, fourth from right) with Chin (fourth from left) posing for a photograph at the press conference on SST at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers may have to pay much more for imported fruits with the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) kicking in on July 1, traders said.
Kuala Lumpur Fruit Wholesalers’ Association president Chin Nyuk Moy said importers faced a double whammy with the 5% SST on imported fruits and 30% increase in freight charges in Port Klang, not to mention the possibility of an electricity tariff hike.
