Crisis in ‘Yahapalanaya’ stops rubber subsidy
The subsidy given to rubber producers has been stopped from the 1st of this month as a result of the crisis the ‘Yahapalana’ government is confronted with.
The price of rubber in the market is Rs.130 but the government bought rubber from producers at Rs.300. This was a subsidy the government gave rubber producers.
The government has officially informed rubber producers that the subsidy would be withdrawn. rubber producers say the rubber industry would be drastically hampered due to the decision of the government.