PM agrees to allocate portion of sugar tax revenue to Youth and Sports Ministry


Ravin Palanisamy Lee Chi Leong

PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad had agreed to allocate a portion of the sugar tax revenue to the Youth and Sports Ministry, said Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. 

The youth and sports minister said it was apt that his ministry should benefit from the proceeds of the tax that was introduced to keep Malaysians healthy.


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  • Shouldnt it be allocated to the ministry of Health too? Why only one ministry got it?

    Posted 3 years ago by Elyse Gim