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Sugar Tax Scam: Recover loss of Rs. 16b from importer – Audit Office.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); One of the worst examples of corporate profiteering at the expense of ordinary citizens, has been given a resounding knock-out punch by Sri Lanka’s National Audit Office.The National Audit Office, in a recent report, has recommended that the government immediately recover the revenue due to the state, lost by slashing taxes imposed on imported Sugar.The report recommends monies be recovered from importers who made huge profits as a result of the tax cut.Dubbed the infamous ‘Sugar Scam’ in Sri Lanka, it was alleged that it did not benefit consumers but massively benefited the importers gain unconscionable profits.The recommendation was made after the National Audit Office conducted a ‘special audit’ to determine why the tax reduction did not benefit consumers.What happened- A flashback.The National Audit Office investigated the reduction of the special commodity levy imposed on imported sugar from Rs.

50/- per kilogram to Rs. 0.25/- per kilogram, a move that was supposed to benefit consumers already struggling with a Covid-induced economic downturn.On 13th October 2020, the tax for sugar imports was brought down from Rs.

50 to 25 cents (per kg), as per a directive by the Government.The special audit revealed that within four months of reducing the tax (14th October 2020 to 8th February 2021) the government was deprived of tax revenue of a whopping Rs.

16.763 Billion.It was also reported that during the same period some of the stock had also been dumped on state-run Lanka Sathosa above the cleared price, resulting in a loss of Rs.

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