A proposal to increase tax on food items made of Sugar, Edible oil and salt

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Tuesday, 29 September 2015 - 20:22

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The Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister Rajitha Senarathna says that he would propose the Finance Ministry to increase tax on food items made of sugar, edible oil and salt.

The minister made this new proposal during a ceremony organized in Colombo today to mark the World Heart Day.

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