Higher duties on 700 non-essential imports; voluntary flexible working hours among suggestionsCentral Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has mooted new measures to boost foreign exchange earnings whilst saving scarce reserves and awaiting a positive response from the Government. One key measure is higher duties to be imposed on about 700 items of imports which are considered non-essential. “This will curtail demand for those imports and corresponding saving of forex as well as lead to higher revenue for the Government,” Cabraal told the Daily FT. A new scheme of voluntary Flexi working hours a…