The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 22 October 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Rules under Excise Ordinance and Special Commodity Levy Order (Session 2)

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Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that the Nuwara Eliya Economic Centre reported a wholesale purchase price of Rs. 200 per kilogram for potatoes and a selling price of Rs. 220. He noted that recent heavy rains had reduced potato digging, while those holding stocks were selling at Rs. 200 per kilogram.

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¶ 01 From Nuwara Eliya Economic Centre today, wholesale buy price for potatoes is Rs. 200/kg and sale is Rs. 220. Recent heavy rains reduced digging; those with stocks sell at Rs. 200.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12450