Special Excise Duty on Imported Potatoes increased

COLOMBO (News 1st): The special excise duty on imported potatoes has been increased to Rs. 50 per kilogram. The harvesting of potatoes has commenced in the Nuwara Eliya District, the Department of Government Information said. This decision to increase the special excise duty on imported potatoes has been reached, since a large harvest of potatoes is expected from Nuwara Eliya district this year, noted the Government Information Department.