Maximum Retail Price set for sugar

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) on Friday (03 Nov.) announced a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for sugar, by way of an Extraordinary Gazette.

Accordingly, an MRP for both brown and white sugar, was stipulated in the communiqué, effective from today.

The MRP for both white and brown sugar are as follows:

White Sugar
Packeted – Rs. 295 per kg
Unpackaged – Rs. 275 per kg

Brown Sugar
Packeted – Rs. 350 per kg
Unpackaged – Rs. 330 per kg