KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Apples and oranges are exempt from the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) as they cannot be cultivated in Malaysia and are widely consumed in the nation, said Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican.

PUTRAJAYA, June 26 — The government will grant a Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemption for some imported fruit including apples and oranges, following public feedback on local and imported fruit prices, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.