The Ministry of Finance today announced that the special import levy on dates has been reduced to Rs.
01 with effect from today (March 28).Issuing a statement, the ministry said that the existing special import levy of Rs.
200 per kilograms of dates has been reduced by Rs.
199 to Rs.
01.This decision has been taken as a relief measure for Muslims during the Ramadan fasting period, it said..
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