A protest was held yesterday at the petroleum corporation against the newly implemented tax reforms.
The Union said that it is unfair to introduce high amount of taxes and slash their salaries as they too have daily expenses such as feed their families, pay expenses for their children tuition as well as pay back loans.
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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