HomeNewsSpecial Commodity Levy on Dates Reduced Special Commodity Levy on Dates Reduced News FacebookXWhatsApp January 28, 2025 12:09 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 Police brutality: Constable to pay Rs. 100,000 for assaulting reformed illicit brewer The Supreme Court ruled that a constable attached to Dompe Police had violated the... November 2, 2026 News Man arrested for allegedly threatening foreign children in Unawatuna A man was arrested today (02) for allegedly threatening to assault a group of... November 2, 2026 News Appeal Court to Revisit Petition Challenging Suspension of Parliament’s Deputy Secretary General The Court of Appeal has scheduled further consideration of a writ petition challenging the... November 2, 2026 News Competition with Metro: Private Bus Owners to Launch Comfort-First Service Lanka Private Bus Owners Association chairman Gemunu Wijeratne said that private bus operators had... November 2, 2026 More like this News Police brutality: Constable to pay Rs. 100,000 for assaulting reformed illicit brewer The Supreme Court ruled that a constable attached to Dompe Police had violated the... November 2, 2026 News Man arrested for allegedly threatening foreign children in Unawatuna A man was arrested today (02) for allegedly threatening to assault a group of... November 2, 2026 News Appeal Court to Revisit Petition Challenging Suspension of Parliament’s Deputy Secretary General The Court of Appeal has scheduled further consideration of a writ petition challenging the... November 2, 2026