Prices Of Cigarettes And Taxes On Liquor Increased

The prices of all brand of Cigarettes and taxes on all liquor products have been increased with immediate effect according to government sources.

Under this, prices of all Cigarettes will be increased by Rs.1 and Taxes imposed on imported and local liquor are increased by Rs.5 to 60 per liter  .The tax on imported Beer is increased by Rs.50 per liter while Tax on locally made Beer  by Rs.5 per liter.Tax on Hard Liquor is to be increased by Rs.60 per liter the sources added.

Government Hospital PSM'S Planning To Resume Their Suspended Strike Action

The Government Hospital Professions Supplementary To Medicine (PSM'S) who have suspended their strike action  a week ago due to the  Enjoining Order issued by Colombo District Court is to resume their trade union action soon a reliable sources attached to Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine(JCPSM) revealed today(30).

The Executive Board of  Joint Council is scheduled to meet tomorrow(31) to discuss the way they are  going to Resume their strike action  after court has decided to extended the Enjoining Order .PSM's compromising Government Pharmacists,Radiographers,Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT'S),Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists due to resume their strike demanding solutions for 10 of their service demands.