Felda: Abolish permits for refined sugar


Sweet time: Ahmad Shabery examining raw sugar at the MSM sugar refinery in Perai. — Bernama

BUTTERWORTH: The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has asked the government to consider abolishing the Approved Permit and Import Permit for refined sugar following a recent influx of the commodity, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

The Felda chairman said Malaysia has a surplus of domestically produced sugar and does not require imports, which are sold at the same price as local sugar despite their significantly higher production costs.

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