The import duty on a kilogram of rice has been increased to Rs 50 rupees from Rs 35 with effect from midnight Sunday Jan.31,. Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake said.
The government has taken this decision to protect the local farmers due to a surplus in local paddy stocks.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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