อินเดียอ่วมผักแพง! เก็บภาษีส่งออก “หัวหอม” 40% “มะเขือเทศ” ขาดแคลนหนัก

Indian government on Saturday imposed a 40 percent duty on the export of onions. The order was issued by the federal finance ministry with the aim to check the price rise and ensure ample supplies of the essential Indian kitchen ingredient in the domestic market. /theancienttimes/

อินเดียอ่วมผักแพง! – As per the notification, export duty on onions shall come into force with immediate effect and will remain applicable until Dec. 31, 2023. The decision to impose the 40 percent duty on the export of onions came as prices of the commodity continued to rise in August. /XINHUA/

อินเดียอ่วมผักแพง! – A sandwich without the usual slices of tomatoes is pictured at a Burger King outlet in New Delhi on August 17, 2023. In June, tomato prices in India began to skyrocket. The tomato retail prices across major cities in India remained up to three U.S. dollars a kilo. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP

People buy tomatoes from a vendor at a vegetable market in Ahmedabad, India, July 25, 2023. Last week, federal finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the country’s parliament that India has started importing tomatoes from neighboring Nepal. REUTERS/Amit Dave