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Mr. Guawardane said these had been sold to the whole sale traders on September 29 and on the 30th.
"The Government is slated to lose Rs 1.3 billion as a result of this sale," he added.
Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake, who responded, said it was the whole sale traders who had wanted to purchase these cigarettes. (Yohan Perera)