PETALING JAYA: The"sugar tax" for the import and manufacturing of ready-to-drink packaged sweetened beverages starts on Monday , and the business community will be given a two-month transition period for its implementation.
Further enquiries can be done at the Customs Call Centre at 1-300 888 500 from Mondays to Sundays, 8.30am to 10pm.reported that over half of Malaysians surveyed in a poll say they would drink less soft drinks once the sugar tax, a move by the government to cut down obesity levels in Asia's fattest country, kicks in.found that 59% out of the 1,022 respondents said they would drink less soft drinks, while 13% said they would stop drinking sugary beverages altogether.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng announced the excise duty for sweetened beverages at 40 sen per litre on two categories of ready-to-drink packaged sweetened drinks during the tabling of Budget 2019 last year.
For those lazy to read, I see a lot of misunderstanding. This is ONLY on sweetened drinks that have more than 5g of sugar per 100ml, 12g for juices. NOT on food. If anyone raises prices of food or bread using this as an excuse, don't buy from them.