The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake urged the Government to protect upcountry farmers during the harvest period by temporarily adjusting import taxes or pausing imports for one to two months. He disputed claims that farmers are receiving Rs. 280 per kilogram, stating that the price at Keppetipola is around Rs. 230, and called for immediate seasonal levies rather than references to past governments.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We ask only that during the upcountry harvest — for a month, six weeks, or two months — justice be ensured by adjusting taxes or pausing imports. If farmers are truly getting Rs. 280 per kg, they wouldn’t have asked me to bring this Motion; at Keppetipola, the rate is about Rs. 230 now. Please don’t rehash old governments — upcountry voters supported you; act now as we did both in Government and Opposition by asking for seasonal levies.
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- Hansard, Friday, 14 March 2025 ·No. 1744281136023320 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 March 2025. No. 1744281136023320. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26545