Govt waives all duties on imported raw material for locally-made sanitary napkins

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The government has taken measures to waive duties imposed on five imported raw materials for locally produced sanitary napkins in order to
price of a pack of 10 sanitary napkins produced locally will be reduced by Rs
50 to Rs
60 with these tax concessions, and the maximum retail price of a pack will be Rs
instructions by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the government authorities are taking necessary measures to grant duty and tax concessions
Hence, manufacturers should get the recommendation from the Secretary to the Ministry of Industries to get the tax concessions at the import
Port and Airport Development Levy (PAL) of 10% have been waived on importation of five raw materials and import of intermediate
The importers of finished sanitary napkins also get the benefit of Zero Rate of VAT
All these benefits are provided during the crisis period.The local manufacturers had recently requested the government to reduce the duty on
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