Request to increase milk powder prices

[lkdood]

All milk powder companies have requested to increase their prices, Minister of Trade Johnston Fernando said today.

“All the milk powder companies have been appealing to increase their prices since October and the local companies like Maliban have appealed to the Government since they were making losses,” Minister Fernando said.

However he said that discussions are underway between the ministry and those milk powder companies with regard to their request. The Minister previously said that they had managed to, so far keep the milk powder prices from increasing despite the escalating prices of goods like coconut. Dailmirror

 

[samila224]

Suba anagathayak..!

 

[lkdood]

Suba anagathayak..!

tax gahanawa milk welata

 

[Mal Aiyya]

Suba anagathayak..!

Why does this phrase follow most of the threads on pretty much everything related to current affairs? I mean I understand that its sarcastic and all that but shouldn't this be out of fashion by now?

 

[Mal Aiyya]

tax gahanawa milk welata

Its not really the taxes that are being increased here, is it?

Companies requesting to push their prices up is influenced by their cost of production, and that could involve alot of expenses, but of course it includes stuff like corporate taxes or increased employment benefits that are influenced by the Government, that is if you are looking for something to blame the Government on, or put out the catch-phrase "suba anag.."