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Govt. decision to reduce sugar tax was not a scam: State Minister

15 Mar 2021

State Minister Shehan Semasinghe today stated that the government’s decision to reduce the import tax imposed on sugar was not a scam but a measure to protect the public from increased sugar prices. He also stated that there might be several parties inside the government that are affiliated with commercial businesses and try to misuse this decision. However, he said strict action would be taken against them. “The purpose of the government’s decision was to reduce the price of sugar at the time. It was priced at Rs. 145 per kilo back then but today, sugar is available at Rs. 105. If the government did not reduce taxes at that time, the price of sugar would have gone up to Rs. 200,” he stated. He further stated that there is a difference between the government policies and political scams.

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