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DAP: M'sia trying to evade Afta with new duties for foreign cars
Published:  Sep 14, 2003 8:58 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2008 10:21 AM

A Malaysian opposition leader today sought a review of proposed excise duties for imported cars, saying consumers were entitled to cheaper cars under a regional free trade pact.

Lim Kit Siang, chairperson of the Democratic Action Party, accused the government of trying to evade the introduction of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Free Trade Area (Afta) in 2005 by substituting import tariffs for foreign cars with the proposed excise duties.


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