Two MPs call for removal of windfall tax from oil palm sector

Published: Nov 30, 2020 6:16 AM | Updated: Nov 30, 2020 8:52 AM

Two lawmakers have urged the government to remove the windfall tax on the oil palm sector, which has been affected by Covid-19 pandemic.

Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Chin said oil palm small estate planters had resorted to digging up into their cash reserves to sustain their business.

Hence, the lawmaker stressed that if the rubber glove industry could be exempted from the windfall tax...

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