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100% tax on imported big onions

25 Sep 2017 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the Finance Ministry to impose a 100 per cent tax on imported big onions.

The President's Media Division said the instructions were given after considering the plights local onion farmers undergo when selling their harvest.