COPF instructs to calculate selling price of egg and submit within one week

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Chairman of the Public Finance Committee Dr. Harsha de Silva has instructed the Finance and Trade Ministry to calculate and give the final price at which an egg could be sold.

The Chairman has instructed the officials to calculate the price of an egg in consideration of the regulations under the Import and Export (Control) Act No. 1 of 1969 related to the import of poultry feed into Sri Lanka.

This matter was discussed at the Committee on Public Finance held in Parliament recently under the chairmanship of Dr. Harsha de Silva.

The Committee has also discussed the regulations under the Casino Business (Regulation) Act No. 17 of 2010, where the members of the Committee were of the opinion that it would be best to consider the approval after making it more effective to develop the country.

The committee also drew attention to the existing problems due to the absence of a casino regulatory authority. Dr. de Silva said that no casino licence is granted without a casino regulatory body in any country in the world.

Comments - 12

Cugan Saturday, 26 November 2022 11:57 PM

Better goes to any school get grade 1 students you will get an answer. What a need of the hour its looks like everthing seems to be ok apart from egg

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Siri de Alwis Sunday, 27 November 2022 03:24 AM

What sort of a country is SrI Lanka? Ministers are arguing about the Egg Price. The whole world will start laughing at us.

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Mr Mentally Weakened Sunday, 27 November 2022 04:49 AM

Harsha de Silva only realise now, how corrupt our casino industry is? When he was in government he didn't notice about it at all? Harsha de Silva is generally all pointless ideas and hot air.

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Sunil Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:05 AM

What is all this fuss about an egg? Just over half a year ago the price of eggs was of little concern to the people of Sri Lanka. The forces of supply and demand determined the price of eggs. But this heinous government has made a total mess of the economy of this country and it is reflected by the hassle over the price of eggs as well. Meanwhile, the nutrition of children is gravely affected, not only due to the current price and scarcity of eggs, but due to the scarcity of all essential goods and the people who raise concerns are treated so brutally by a dictator no better than Hiltler and Idi Amin combined.

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Waco Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:24 AM

Where is the development plan for the country? What a bunch of idiots in the Parliament. Now selling price of Eggs has become an issue. Name another single country who waste time on matters of this nature. Develop the Tea, Rubber, Coconut and other minor export crops. But no plan for those.

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Jude Sunday, 27 November 2022 09:58 AM

It all depends, if you import eggs, it's cheaper than locally produced eggs! Now Lankan Dumass poultry farmers can't even produce sufficient supply of eggs to local market, I squarely put the the blame on politicians for that, politicians benefit immensely when you import everything!! And we've politicians with all kinds of titles before their name but can't get things done!! The country officially declared bankrupt, and that explains the efficiency of the Dumbass 225 !!

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K S Sunday, 27 November 2022 02:15 PM

Sell eggs by weight Although the price of eggs in the market goes up daily, the size is getting smaller. Producers are facing many problems in running their poultry farms and as a result they increase the price. Consumers are helpless in this situation and have to buy whatever is available irrespective of the size or the price of an egg. As a rational solution to both parties – producer and consumer, could not the ministry of trade direct the producers to sell eggs by weight not the number. Many fruits, vegetables etc. which were sold in the past by numbers are now sold by weight. It would be easier and more practical.

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I have to say what I have to say Sunday, 27 November 2022 02:43 PM

I have been telling this before, and I say it again. These .05 cent worth politicians want to be in the news, otherwise people will forget them. They will ask Harsh who?? if we tell the name. So, they say, " I have to say what I have to say." Even harsha has come to this level, purposely or accidently?

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Terrence K Sunday, 27 November 2022 06:49 PM

Mr. Chairman your splitting hairs to ascertain the cost of an egg when there are many underhand dealings taking place in billions as this is not material to the total of the waste, commissions, and pilfering of the public purse. Unless your focus is changed to the macro level of the economy you will have egg on your face on trivial matters of this nature ? Also petty questions will be asked by the public what did the egg say to the boiling water if you want to get hard, it will take me awhile "I just got laid by the chick over there"

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Sam Sunday, 27 November 2022 07:23 PM

Sri Lankans are jokers. Can't raise chickens and rear cows for milk.... probably only country in the world which uses imported milk powder. Lazy guys. Calculating price of egg is national news.

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Jose Mo Monday, 28 November 2022 02:57 AM

Dr. Harsha, you could do better than ask for egg prices within a week when there are more pressing issues in the country.

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Naomal Soysa Monday, 28 November 2022 03:38 AM

The problem why the egg prices have gone up is all the ingredients needed to produce poultry food has become very expensive . That is why the cost of production of an egg has gone up .Only the mega farmers get the different raw materials at cheaper prices so the small farmer cannot compete with these mega poultry farms

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