Lottery Tickets Increased From Rs 20 to Rs30 Despite Strike By Agents

The government  has   increased  the price of a lottery ticket  from  Rs 20  to Rs 30 from today (2)

Earlier, lottery dealers  engaged in demonstrations and protest rallies  against the price increase  and  demanding  increase in  prize and their commission.  Now their paid Rs 4  commission per ticket.  With the increase they demanded it to be increased to 525 per ticket.  On Saturday (31) they staged in a demonstration in Kurunagala carrying  a coffin  and a wreath with posters reading ‘’ death of the lottery’’ .

Lottery dealers commenced an islandwide strike yesterday in protest against the Government’s decision to increase ticket prices.
Speaking to the media, the president of the Ceylon Lottery Dealers’ Association, Krishantha Marambe said,  that all lottery stalls in the country had closed due to the strike.

“The Government wants tax revenue of Rs 5 from every lottery ticket. But they already receive Rs 20 billion from lottery tickets per year.

Therefore, the authorities must reconsider the proposed ticket price increase,” he added.