CAA earns Rs.35m in raids and fines this year

TheConsumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has earned more than Rs. 35 million throughfines this year from conducting various raids around the island while it hasearned more than Rs. 6 million in fines within this month alone.

 

Abulk of the fines were imposed on retailers for failing to display prices,selling products for more than the maximum retail price and the sale of expiredproducts, the CAA stated.

 

Italso stated that the primary focus has been on shops in the Colombo, Matale,Monaragala, Anuradhapura, Ampara, Puttalama, Kandy and Kalutara Districts.