The government’s announcement of a 20% reduction in electricity tariffs has been criticized as inadequate by Sanjeewa Dhammika, Secretary of the Electricity Consumers’ Association. Speaking at a press ...

Accordingly, tariffs have been reduced by 29% for consumers who consume less than 30 units of electricity in the domestic sector. The consumers who consume between 31 – 60 units of electricity in the ...

A tariff is a tax on imported goods usually aimed at protecting local jobs and industries from foreign competition. The idea is that if foreign materials and products are more expensive ...

However, the electricity tariff revision was to be announced in October 2024, in line with the previous government’s decision to implement four revisions annually, the former Minister said. Referring ...

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody yesterday said the government would go with the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUCSL) recommendations to implement an average 20 percent reduction of electricity ...

JAKARTA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia plans to propose a reduction in trade tariffs to the United States through bilateral cooperation between the two countries, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for ...

The United Merchants Association in Colombo yesterday urged all businessmen in the country to pass on the benefit of a 20 percent reduction in electricity tariff to consumers. When the electricity ...

Because a tariff is a tax, the government will see increased revenue as imports enter the domestic market. Domestic industries also benefit from a reduction in competition, since import prices are ...

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday recommended the reduction of overall monthly electricity tariffs by 20 percent for the first six months from January to June 2025 ...