Sri Lankan growers unhappy with tax cut on potato and onion imports
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Sri Lanka
Published Jan 15, 2022
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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.
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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 large onions. standing is taken. He said this ...
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