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Sri Lanka hikes prices of cooking gas, milk powder, cement
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Roshan2007
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 4 May 2012 14:17:09 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri lankans do not know the value of using fresh milk, they always go for milk powder, but in Australia you could hardly find any milk power in the super market.
Sri Lankans know value of fresh milk. But it is more expensive than imported powdered milk. Simply they can't afford. SO you will not find UHT fresh milk packets in grocery shops in Sri Lanka like you find in Australia.
This article has failed to mention that the goal of imposing tax on imported milk power is to promote consumption of local milk especially liquid milk.
typical deshapremi argument. :)
So the milk price increase is not due to rupee depreciation and price increase in international markets. ::)) |
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 4 May 2012 15:03:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lanka hikes prices of cooking gas, milk powder, cement
Yet, they want to call it the 'Wonder' of Asia. |
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4 May 2012 15:05:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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Printing more notes to pay public salary and may be little salary increase with extra printed notes to fool Srilankans.
HaHa, I bet that's exactly what MR govt does. |
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4 May 2012 15:10:31 GMT Report for Abuse
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SO you will not find UHT fresh milk packets in grocery shops in Sri Lanka like you find in Australia.
UHT fresh milk is available in most local grocery stores, but the the cost is higher and you need refrigeration to keep it fresh after opening. those might be the reasons to its low popularity.
http://www.lankafood.com/itemmore/1192
above is the product, its Rs 155 from retail shops per litre. |
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4 May 2012 15:33:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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Fernando said a 400 gramme pack of milk powder goes up by 61 rupees, while a one-kilo pack costs another 163 rupees more.
this should be reconsidered..... what a sh-it thing to do to increase the price of milk powder....Morons!! |
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4 May 2012 16:10:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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This article has failed to mention that the goal of imposing tax on imported milk power is to promote consumption of local milk especially liquid milk.
Just a few days ago, some milk collectors (not the farmers) threw milk - thousands of gallons or more - on the road. IT looks like some businessmen tried to show farmers that there is a glut of production and discourage farmers. Because of that govt has to cut down milk powder imports.
I think later govt declared that milk power imports are stopped except for the infants' formulae. |
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4 May 2012 16:11:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lankans know value of fresh milk. But it is more expensive than imported powdered milk. Simply they can't afford. SO you will not find UHT fresh milk packets in grocery shops in Sri Lanka like you find in Australia.
UHT milk needs refrigerator facilites and it is not truley fresh. Sri Lanka has fresh and unpasturized milk and directly form the farmer. |
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4 May 2012 16:12:51 GMT Report for Abuse
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Now, it is long after Tsunami because of that increasing import taxes for CEMENT can be understood.
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4 May 2012 16:17:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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Increasing TAXES for Cooking Gases cannot be understood except for politics.
MAy be motore vehicles owners are mostly UPFA and UNP voters.
Govt did not increase the price of petrol or Diesal instead increased the price of cooking gas BECAUSE that may become a political issue.
Actually, in North America NAtural Gas prices have gone down all over the continent. The decrease is about 50% - 70%. |
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