‘We may have no choice but to hike prices’


PETALING JAYA: There is no other way to stay afloat but to hike prices with the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) having kicked in, industry players and various business chambers have maintained.

The food and beverage industry will be among the first to increase prices, with retail space also to see a rise in rentals.

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