Govt. would have received an additional 45 billion rupees in 2023 if TTF was implemented- Researcher Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA Chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, Prof. Samadhi Rajapaksa said that the Tobacco Taxation Formula (TTF) developed by NATA in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2021 […]
COLOMBO, May 16 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), is planning to
By Rathindra Kuruwita The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) said yesterday that it would introduce a tax formula which would lead to an annual increase of 6 percent in cigarette prices. Dr. Samadhi Rajapaksa, Chairman, NATA, said that the NATA was also planning to make it difficult for people to purchase cigarettes. “This […]
by Ifham Nizam Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera vowed to go ahead with his plan to ban 180 ml arrack bottle (commonly referred to as the ‘quarter-bottle’) despite its political cost and would not allow political influence to alter a decision already made.. Speaking to journalists after a ceremony organized by the Central Environment Authority at […]