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Special Commodity Levy on black gram
View(s):Minister of Finance Mangala Samarweera has imposed a Special Commodity Levy (SCL) on black gram for 6 months, commencing September 11.
According to Section 2 of the SCL Act published in the extraordinary gazette, the Split black gram would have a SCL of Rs 300 per kg, while non-split black gram would have a SCL of Rs 200 per kg.