The list of consumer items reduced from the budget
In the budget proposals presented to the Parliament by the Minister of Finance of Finance Ravi Karunanayke it was proposed that the
retail items of many consumer items will have to reduced.The import tax od potatoes have been reduced by Rs 25/-Hence a kilo of potatoes would be between Rs 75/- to Rs 80/-
The import tax of big onions to have been reduced by Rs 25/.Hence the prices of big onions should range from Rs 85/- Rs 90/-
Infant milk powder to be reduced by Rs 100/-
The price of Kg of gram should be not more than Rs 169/-
The "Katta dry fish" should be not more than Rs 1100/-
The maximum selling price of Kg of "Salaya" fish should be Rs 425/-
Canned Tin fish weighing 425 grams has been reduced to Rs125/-
Inland milk powder of a packet 400 gram would be Rs 295/-
A gas cylinder 12.5 Kg will have to be reduced by Rs 150/
Controlled price of a Kg of dhal fixed at Rs 169/-
Kerosene oil reduced by Rs 10/-