The Finance Ministry said the recent purchase of Toyota Camrys by state governments did not receive an excise duty exemption as the vehicles are no longer assembled locally.

This is after Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yew, in a Sin Chew Daily report last Sunday, pointed out that both the Penang and Perak governments had purchased the same Toyota Camry vehicles, but Penang had to pay more as it failed to secure a tax exemption.