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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Prices Of Confectionaries Including Biscuits To Be Reduced
Prices of Confectionary Products including the Biscuits and sweet products will be reduced by 10-13 percent with immediate effect according to the Lanka Confectionary Manufacturers Association.
According to the Association this price reduction will be implemented due to the price reduction of several ingredients used to manufacture confectionaries including Biscuits like Vegetable oil . However ,Many Biscuit Making companies had recently increased the Prices of Confectionaries including Biscuits by heavy percentages it has been revealed .As a result many consumers have boycotted the purchasing of Biscuits which caused the downfall of the industry ,
Few Imported Fertilizer Prices To Be Reduced From Tomorrow (21)
Fertilizer Import Companies had decided to reduced the Prices of few Imported varieties of Fertilizer including Urea and Tea Fertilizer with effect from tomorrow (21).
Accordingly the Fertilizer Import Companies had decided to reduce the price of a 50 Kilo Gramme Urea Fertilizer Bag by Rs,10,000 and a Tea Fertilizer Bag by Rs.1000 with effect from tomorrow .Fertilizer Companies had decided to reduce the prices of Imported fertilizer as a result of the price reduction in the world market it has been announced.
Health Minister To Hold Talks With Pad Man In India To Start A Pad Manufacturing Project Here
Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella had today (20) informed the Parliament that He is holding talks with the Indian Entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganathan popularly known as Pad Man regarding starting a Sanitary pad manufacturing project here due to the enormous difficulties faced by school girls when purchasing these pads as a result of the higher taxes imposed on Sanitary pad packs .
As the price of Sanitary pad packs a goes up due to the higher import taxes imposed on them .Many school girls are being reported as skipping classes these days it has been reported .Many MP's including the Opposition Leader and the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Party Sajith Premadasa had raised questions in parliament today regarding the Price hike of Sanitary Pad packs which affects the school girls and other females .
When the Opposition Leader Sajith premadasa had raised the question on Sanitary pad problem faced by the estate sector females during his Presidential Campaign in 2019 ,Many MP 's in the present government who had supported former President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe's election campaign had ridiculed him .
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