Canteen, hotel food prices to increase from tonight
Posted on February 18th, 2025
CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb 18 (Daily Mirror) – The All Island Canteen and Restaurant Owners’ Association (AICROA) has decided to increase the prices of all canteen and hotel food items from midnight today.
Association Chairman Harshana Rukshan said that the price of a cup of plain tea will increase by Rs. 5, a cup of milk tea by Rs. 10, a plate of fried rice and kottu by Rs. 30, and the prices of short eats by Rs. 10.
Addressing the media, he said that no concessions were provided for canteen and restaurant owners in the recent budget.
“Even though the price of a packet of salt has increased to Rs. 200, the price of an egg has risen again to Rs. 35, a kilogram of chicken costs more than Rs. 1,000 and the price of coconuts has reached a maximum of Rs. 220, we did not request the President to reduce the prices of any of these items.
“Unfortunately, no support has been provided for the protection of canteens and restaurants in the country,” he added.