President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered that the tax levied on a kilogram of potato be increased from Rs 20 to Rs 50, following a request by Northern Governor Suren Raghavan.
Governor Raghavan said that the tax was increased with the motive of facilitating local potato cultivators to earn a higher income especially during this harvesting season.
Accordingly, the tax revision has been in effect since yesterday (Jan 01).
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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