Sundry shops face burnout with RM300mil needed to implement display ban on tobacco products

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Sundry shops face burnout with RM300mil needed to implement display ban on tobacco products
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"Each store will have to invest significant resources into making physical modifications to hide these products from customers, but the government has not offered financial assistance or a phased rollout," said Federation of Sundry Goods Merchants Associations of Malaysia president Hong Chee Meng, adding that"this is blindsiding small businesses."

The government’s decision to ban the display of tobacco and products is too rushed and drastic, claimed Hong.

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