Around 30 000 trade outlets such as grocery stores, textile shops and wayside hotels will be liable for VAT payments, and it will result in the rise cost of living as the burden will be transferred to consumers at the end, former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said .
Budget: 30,000 more trade outlets to fall into VAT net- Champika Ranawaka
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