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Increased Annual Vehicle Emission Charge Will Not Be Charged From Three Whe alers And Motor Bicycles-Minister Of Finance

Ihe increased Annual Vehicle Emission Charge of Rs.5000 will not be charged from Three Whealers and Motor Bicycles according to Minister Of Finance Ravi Karunanayake.Accordingly Three Whealers and Motor Bicycles will only need to pay the previous emission charge

However the increased Annual Vehicle Emission Charge will be charged from all other vehicles as predicted in 2016-Annual Budget Proposals presented to the Parliament on last Friday(20) the Minister has said.

The Ministry has taken this decision as the increased emission charge of Rs.5000 proved to be a  heavy burden to Three Whealer and Motor Bicycle users.

Government is expecting to earn around Rs.18 billion income annually through Annual Vehicle Emission charges,



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Government Has Reduced Special Commodity Levy Imposed On Imported Potatoes And Big Anions

The Government has reduced the Special Commodity Levy imposed on Imported Potatoes and Big Anions by Rs.25 per Kilo Gramme according to the Ministry Of Finance.

This reduction has been done per the provision made in 2016 Budget Proposals the Ministry has said.

Accordingly the market prices of Imported Potatoes and Big Anions will be reduced Ministry has further added.

The Prices Of Gas Reduced From Today(23)

The Ministry Of Finance has  announced  the Prices of 12.5 KG, 5KG and 2.5 KG Gas Cylinders have been reduced with effect from today(23) .

Accordingly the new price of  12.5 KG will be Rs.1346, 5KG Gas Cylinder -Rs.572 and 2.5 KG Gas Cylinder- Rs.273.These reductions have been made per the provision of 2016 annual budget the Ministry has said.

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Telephone Charges Are Likely To Be Increased From 0st Of January

Telephone Charges may be increased with effect from  01st of January next year(2016) due to the Duty Revision suggested through the 2016 Annual Budget Proposals presented to  Parliament on last Friday(20)according to Ministry Of Finance.

Through the Budget Proposals it has been suggested to increase the 11% current VAT(Value Added Tax) charge which added to Telephone Bills to 12.5% the Ministry has said.

The Ministry of Finance is due to announce the changes  made to the  Telephone Charges due to Duty Revision within next few days it has been reported.