Ease carbon tax impact on SMEs


MALAYSIA will introduce a carbon tax next year, targeting high-emission industries such as iron, steel and energy – a move that could ripple through the entire supply chain and affect small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Without a domestic carbon tax, exporters of carbon-intensive goods still risk paying levies under the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which takes effect next year.

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