Trade Ministry to issue price ranges to curb middlemen profits
09 Apr 2024
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The Trade, Commerce, and Food Security Ministry is to issue price ranges on essential items to curb excessive profits by middlemen in the retail market. After a meeting held at the ministry, Minister Nalin Fernando said that the increase in commodity prices was a result of the economic crisis and inflation. In 2022, Sri Lanka faced the challenge of being one of the countries with the highest commodity prices globally, primarily due to soari