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Some of the milk powder importing companies have been involved in a racket where a mixture of lactose powder and animal oil has been imported and sold in the local market in the guise of selling milk powder, Deputy Minister of Industries, Trade and Commerce Buddkia Pathirana revealed in Parliament.

Mr. Pathirana alleged that the private sector company which the Consumer Affairs Authority had hired to do the investigation had deliberately delayed giving the result of the investigation. Minister Pathrana said the investigating company had accepted a bribe from the milk importing companies.

The Minister said yesterday the decision on milk powder price issue would be taken up by next week by the Cost of Living Committee.

He told this in response to an oral question raised by JVP MP Vijitha Herath as to whether milk powder importers had requested for reduction in tax on milk powder import and whether this situation has resulted in a shortage of milk powder in the market.

MP Herath asked whether the government would reduce the taxes imposed on local milk powder manufacturers as a solution to the crisis.

The deputy Minister said several milk powder importers had requested for a reduction in tax on imported milk powder but the ministry had not taken any decision on the matter.

"We are not ready to dance to the tune of milk powder importers. We will take a decision on the matter at the Cost of Living Committee to be met next week," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)


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  • Unchikun Wednesday, 06 February 2019 08:42 AM

    Another nut in the government who has no vision or plan. A media bluffer.

    Patriot 3 Friday, 08 February 2019 12:08 PM

    Forget the man , take the idea

    ICE Wednesday, 06 February 2019 01:50 PM

    Do we a laboratory to test these imports prior to feeding us?? This is the fault of the government.

    Nimal Wednesday, 06 February 2019 02:17 PM

    When I watch beautiful milk powder ads on.TV I never feel such a danger. They just mezmarize me. I am so pleased with their TV ads.

    A1 Thursday, 07 February 2019 07:25 AM

    Not Lactose, it is LARD

    Patriot 3 Friday, 08 February 2019 12:11 PM

    Hats off deputy minister . Go ahead in your difficult struggle amidst huge internal and external pressures


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