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Assuring a minimum price of Rs. 32/- per kilo for maize farmers
The maize suppliers have agreed to pay a minimum farm gate price of Rs. 32/- per kilo of maize which is to be harvested within next few weeks. This agreement was reached at a discussion held on 16.01.2012 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning with the maize suppliers, farmer organizations, and the representatives of the companies of the animal products. Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, Secretary to the Treasury, chaired the discussion. Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Secretary to the Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade, Secretary to the Ministry of Livestock and Rural community Development, District Secretaries of Anuradhapura and Moneragala, and several other officials were also present at the discussion.
Levies on sugar, dhal, garlic, watana imported vegetable oil and fish are revised
Action has been taken to implement special commodity levy (single levy) on imported vegetable oil and fish and to revise existing special commodity levies for sugar, garlic, dhal and watana having taken the reduction of international market prices into consideration by the extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 1740/20 dated 12.01.2012 with effect from 13th of January 2012.
Reduction of imported dhal could be seen due to increase of international supply and measures have been taken to safeguard the local cultivators of green grams and kaupi. Even though the present levies have been revised having considered the reduction of international prices on sugar and garlic it does not make any effect on local prices.
"Make sure to serve the general public as public servants without being their bosses." - Secretary to the Treasury
Dr. P. B. Jayasundera, Secretary to the Treasury stated that the officers appointed to the public service tend to forget that they are public servants and that they are being paid by the tax income collected from the general public subsequent to several days of their appointment and that one can be a successful public servant as well as a partner in progress of the country by averting flaws of above nature. He expressed these views on 10.01.2012 at Bandaranayaka Memorial Conference Hall addressing the officers who are receiving the preliminary training of Sri Lanka Administrative Service. Audio
Implementation of Budget Proposals - 2012-Establishment of Higher Standard Transport Service
- Custom Import duties charged in the importation of Buses, Lorries, Trucks and new diesel lorry engines are completely nullified.
- The Custom import duty charged in the importation of tires used for Lorries and busses is reduced by 50%.
Measures have been taken to repeal the custom import duties in the importation of Buses, Lorries and trucks to encourage importation of buses with high standard in order to maintain a high standard of tourist and passenger services and to implement efficient transport service of goods in the country.
“If the Private Sector Needs to Achieve Development, It should Stand Out Against Bribery and Corruption” – Secretary to the Treasury.
It was stated by Dr. P. B. Jayasundera, Secretary to the Treasury in a discussion held with the fruit and vegetable growers on the 06th of January 2012 that actions should be taken to eliminate bribery and corruption by the private sector, if it is to achieve its progress and also bribery and corruption can be thwarted if the private sector rejects offering bribes to public servants.
The representatives of the fruit and vegetable growers, representatives of several government institutions inclusive of the Ministry of Agriculture, Export Development Board and the treasury officials took part in this discussion which was held to review the progress of various sectors consequent to the Budget 2012.
The Budgetary Circular is issued for Granting Authority to Incur the Expenditure and for Public Management Expenditure in the Year 2012
Hon. Minister of Finance and Planning has approved the authority of warrant for the expenditure of the provisions included in the budget estimates 2012 in accordance with the Appropriation Act No. 52 of 2011 passed by the Parliament on 21st of December 2011 in pursuance of the provisions in Article 150 (I) of the constitution.
Accordingly the National Budgetary Circular No. 155 including relevant authority of warrant and provisions has been issued.
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