Minister of State for Finance Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has said that the government has already taken steps to remove the tax on special trade items and is ready for wide-scale negotiations if any party has problems in this regard.
In his continued speech - Although many people have been expressing various opinions about the Sugar tax fraud, no practical solutions have been presented by the parties who accuse and criticize it, and if there are any such practical solutions, they should be presented.
The minister pointed out that if the importer does not make the relevant deductions in connection with the reduction of duty, the importer will be able to collect unlimited amounts when he gets rid of it.
And the minister also said if the duty is immediately increased, it will increase the normal value of the stocks in the country and if the government cannot control it, the trader will get the profit.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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