Impose sugar tax on manufacturers, not consumers, says think tank

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“The truth is, we cannot depend on Malaysian consumers to change and adopt healthy choices and habits.”

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No! NOT just Malaysian. Why degrade Malaysian. This is a human nature problem. Everyone is guilty of not having a strong will to change if it involves giving up something they like.

Neither, we need to crackdown sugar level on drinks sold in restaurants and mamak stalls. 😅

What's the differencemanufacturers will just push it down to consumers

Just like how we cannot depend on Malaysians to follow traffic rules.

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