HomeNewsSpecial Commodity Levy on Dates Reduced Special Commodity Levy on Dates Reduced Special Commodity Levy on Dates Reduced News FacebookTwitterWhatsApp January 28, 2025 FacebookTwitterWhatsApp FacebookTwitterWhatsApp FacebookTwitterWhatsApp A Gazette notification has announced a significant reduction in the Special Commodity Levy on dates, lowering it from Rs. 200 to Rs. 1 per kilogram. This revised levy will remain in effect until 31 March 2025. Latest articles News Kandy Declares Emergency Due to Adverse Weather An emergency situation has been declared in the Kandy District with effect from yesterday... February 22, 2026 News Gunman Arrested Over Double Murder of Lawyer and Wife in Talangama The gunman suspected of fatally shooting an attorney-at-law and his wife near a supermarket... February 22, 2026 News ‘I Don’t Read Newspapers, So I Don’t Know’: Sirisena on Govt’s Two-Year Record Former President Maithripala Sirisena says he is unable to express a definitive view on... February 22, 2026 News Jealous Husband Jailed for Life after Killing Wife in a Car Park A 37-year-old man has been given a life sentence after he stabbed his estranged... February 21, 2026 More like this News Kandy Declares Emergency Due to Adverse Weather An emergency situation has been declared in the Kandy District with effect from yesterday... February 22, 2026 News Gunman Arrested Over Double Murder of Lawyer and Wife in Talangama The gunman suspected of fatally shooting an attorney-at-law and his wife near a supermarket... February 22, 2026 News ‘I Don’t Read Newspapers, So I Don’t Know’: Sirisena on Govt’s Two-Year Record Former President Maithripala Sirisena says he is unable to express a definitive view on... February 22, 2026