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Special Commodity Levies Imposed On Imported Potatoes And Sugar Have Been Increased

The Special Commodity Levies imposed on Imported Potatoes and Sugar have been increased By Rs.10 and Rs.12 per Kilo Gramme respectively according to the Ministry Of Finance.These Special Commodity Levies are due to be increased with effect from midnight tonight.

The Finance Ministry has decided to increase the Commodity Levy imposed on Potatoes because Potato Crop of local farmers  reaching the market these days the Ministry Sources have said.

Although the Special Commodity Levy imposed on imported sugar has been increased it will not affect the prices of  Sugar in  the local  market sources have added.

Three New Cabinet Ministers Have Sworn In

Presidential Secretariat

Three new Cabinet Ministers have sworn in this noon before President Maithripala Sirisene at the Presidential Secretariat.The new Ministers sworn in today are Faizar Mustapha (UPFA) as Minister Of Local Government and Provincial Councils,Malik Samarawickrama(UNP) as Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade and Vijith Wijemuni Soyza(UPFA) as Minister of Irrigation.

With these new ministers the total number of Cabinet Ministers now arisen to 46.Last Friday 43 Cabinet Ministers have been sworn in before President.

Meanwhile a total of 45 state and deputy ministers are due to be sworn in before president this evening.

SINHALESE QUOTE FROM THE WEB

A National Week Of Mosquito Control Has Been Announced.

The Ministry Of Health has been announced A National Week for Mosquito Control from 10th  to 16th of September The aim of this week is to inspect the dengue breeding places at premises and destroying them .

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Paddy Marketing Board Has Been Purchased 102,797 Metric Tonnes Of Paddy From Farmers This Yala Season

The Paddy Marketing Board has been so far purchased 102,797 Metric Tonnes of Paddy  from the farmers during this Yala Harvest Season according to the government sources.

Out of this purchased stock of Paddy 97,458 Metric Tonnes are Nadu Variety , 5069 Metric Tonnes are of Samba Variety and 270 Metric Tonnes are Keeri Samba Variety.

The government has allocated Rs.6000 Million for this year to purchasing paddy from farmers and so far Rs.4652 Million has been spent for that purpose according to sources.