Sri Lankan growers unhappy with tax cut on potato and onion imports

Published 2022년 1월 14일

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The All Island Economic Center Collective (AIECC) in Sri Lanka has voiced its disapproval against the government's decision to reduce import taxes on large onions and potatoes by 30 percent. AIECC President Aruna Shantha Hettiarachchi highlighted that at a time when locally grown potatoes and onions are abundant in markets, this move is detrimental to local farmers. The impact is particularly felt by farmers in areas such as Nuwara Eliya, Welimada, Dambulla, Puttalam, Galewela, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa and Medirigiriya.

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Sri Lanka's All Island Economic Center Collective (AIECC) has expressed dissatisfaction with the government's decision to cut import taxes on large onions and potatoes by 30 percent. According to AIECC President Aruna Shantha Hettiarachchi, local large onions and potatoes have massively reached Pettah Main Market, Peliyagoda Manning Vegetable Market and also Dambulla Main Vegetable Market. Hettiarachchi said he was saddened to note that at a time when a large amount of locally harvested potatoes and large onions have reached markets across the country, the government's decision to now grant a 30 percent tax reduction on imported potatoes and ...

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