Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad speaks during a World Health Day event in Putrajaya April 8, 2019. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
“At the moment, we are not regulating on those ,” he said when asked whether the tax would be imposed on such eateries as the content of sugar in the drinks prepared and served there was higher than in factory-produced beverages. When tabling Budget 2019 last November, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng announced that the excise tax would be imposed on drinks containing more than 5gm of sugar or sugar-based sweetener per 100 ml, as well as fruit and vegetable juices with sugar content of more than 12gm per 100 ml.
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