KL lifts duties on poultry

Thu, 13 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government yesterday ordered
the immediate abolishing of import taxes on frozen and live
chicken after a controversial bid to persuade poultry farmers to
lower prices failed.

"The cabinet decided on this at its weekly meeting today
(Wednesday) following the rise in prices and shortfall in
supply," Abu Hassan Omar, minister of domestic trade and consumer
affairs, was quoted by Bernama news agency as saying.

Malaysia, which buys poultry from Thailand, Indonesia and
Denmark, had imposed an import levy of 1.32 ringgit (52.8 U.S.
cents) a kilo (2.2 pounds).

Abu Hassan said poultry farmers, wholesalers and retailers
would be given until Saturday to reduce prices to a more
reasonable level.

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