Sri Lanka: Special Commodity Levy increased on crystalline sugar (November 2016)

Announcement

10 Nov 2016

On 10 November 2016, the government of Sri Lanka temporarily increased an import levy on white crystalline cane and beet sugar.

This levy was further increased on 20 December 2016.

Source

Number of interventions

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

11 Nov 2016

Revocation date:

20 Dec 2016

Announced: 10 Nov 2016

Import tariff

Effective 11 November 2016, Sri Lanka through Extraordinary Gazette 1992/27-2016 increased the Special Commodity Levy (SCL) on white crystalline cane and beet sugar from Rs. 2 per kg. to Rs. 7 per kg...

Related State Acts

Announced: 20 Dec 2016

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Announced: 16 Sep 2016

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