ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is trying to find a solution to high costs of poultry feed amid import duties and trade controls for maize, which is keeping eggs and meat prices high, in a country which has high child malnutrition. To give unusually high profits to maize farmers and maize collecto...
production tax on hard liquor 750 ml by Rs.63, and a beer can by Rs.9. Given the high debt repayments in 2019, and moderate reserve levels, the Government opted on the side of caution and increased costs on small vehicles, deviating from the usual practice of reducing prices during elec...