The government has no reason to reduce tobacco tax
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government not to entertain any suggestion to reduce tobacco taxes. The authorities must remember that Malaysia is a party to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), ratifying it in 2005. As such Malaysia should abide by WHO FCTC Article 6 which requires the countries to “implement the simplest and...
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