- SJB leader Sajith Premadasa promises to remove 18% VAT on fertiliser and other agriculture inputs
- He plans to establish a national agriculture policy to protect farmers
- Premadasa highlights the large difference between the price of rice sold in the market and the price received by farmers for their paddy
- He blames intermediaries for earning huge profits and calls for a fair price formula for both farmers and consumers
- The government has launched a pledge loan scheme worth 9 billion rupees to support small and medium paddy millers, storage owners, and collectors in purchasing paddy at a reasonable price for farmers.
Source: economynext.com
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