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 Govt Won’t Impose Power Cuts Due to Public Resistance: Sujeewa The Government is refraining from imposing power cuts despite the need to do so,... April 20, 2026 International News Outrage After Israeli Soldier Seen Destroying Jesus Statue in Lebanon The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed the authenticity of a photograph showing one of... April 20, 2026 News “Don’t stop at 2009, probe coal imports from ’89” – Namal Rajapaksa Namal Rajapaksa has questioned the scope of the Government’s ongoing commission of inquiry into... April 20, 2026 News Transport Ministry Launches Low-Floor Inclusive Bus Pilot A transformative leap in public transport begins tomorrow (21), as a low-floor priority bus... April 20, 2026 More like this News Govt Won’t Impose Power Cuts Due to Public Resistance: Sujeewa The Government is refraining from imposing power cuts despite the need to do so,... April 20, 2026 News “Don’t stop at 2009, probe coal imports from ’89” – Namal Rajapaksa Namal Rajapaksa has questioned the scope of the Government’s ongoing commission of inquiry into... April 20, 2026 News Transport Ministry Launches Low-Floor Inclusive Bus Pilot A transformative leap in public transport begins tomorrow (21), as a low-floor priority bus... April 20, 2026