SL Prime Minister calls for wheat and fruit import ban

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Dec 6, 2011

The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D.M. Jayaratne has called for a total ban of wheat flour imports, the Daily Mirror reports.

Jayaratne said the price of wheat products, including bread, should be increased until it is unaffordable for most people.

He hopes this measure would force people to move towards consuming locally produced rice flour.

“Some say rice flour does not expand as wheat flour but one could prepare rotti or a similar delicacy instead of bread,” he told parliament during a debate on the budget.

The Prime Minister also called for a ban on the import of fruits.

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