'Cancer tax' proposed for tobacco, vape, and alcohol under 13MP


PETALING JAYA: The pro-health taxes announced under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) should be branded as a “cancer tax,” according to the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP).

“CAP congratulates the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) for announcing taxes on tobacco, vape, and alcohol products,” CAP education officer N.V Subbarow said in a statement on Thursday (July 31).

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