KUCHING: The liberalisation of sugar supply policy, via the issuance of sugar import licences, will be implemented in Sabah soon.Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Chong Chieng Jen (pic) said so far, the whole food and beverage (F & B) industry in Sarawak was happy with the liberalisation policy as it had reduced their costs of production tremendously, with savings of about RM1,000 per tonne of sugar.
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“The APs are directly issued to the manufacturers, without any middleman transaction or ‘rent-seeking alibaba’ which is the hallmark of the previous administration.
“The sugar industry is just the tip of the iceberg. Other sectors like the rice industry, medical and medical equipment supply, Puspakom (vehicle inspection), telecommunication industry, etc, all have tremendous impact on our everyday lives,” he said in a statement, Friday.
