The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has intensified its nationwide campaign against businesses found overpricing essential goods and hoarding supplies. Recent enforcement actions include a Kandy restaurant facing legal proceedings after an April 4 raid for selling bottled water above the controlled price, following a complaint to the 1977 consumer hotline. Separately, a Kandy shop faced legal action on April 20 for hoarding gas stocks and falsely claiming unavailability. On April 24, the Bandarawela Magistrate’s Court imposed a Rs. 1 million fine on a Haputale restaurant for overpricing bottled water, while an Anuradhapura merchant was fined Rs. 100,000 for a similar offense. The CAA also conducted widespread raids on April 24 in areas including Kandy, Trincomalee, Galle, Tangalle, Girandurukotte, and Haputale, targeting establishments found selling rice and bottled water above stipulated maximum retail prices, with legal action initiated against several businesses.
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CAA Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Overpricing and Hoarding
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CAA intensifies nationwide crackdown on overpricing and hoarding.
Haputale restaurant fined Rs. 1 million for violations on April 24.
Galle traders fined Rs. 200,000 for overpricing rice on April 27.
Raids targeted rice, water in Kandy, Trincomalee, Galle, and more.
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Update #2\u00b7 Apr 27 · 4:20 AM