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NPP to remove VAT on medicine, food, school items
The NPP will fully removed the Value Added Tax ( VAT) imposed on medicine, school equipment and food, the Party’s presidential candidate Anura Kumara Disaanayake said today.
He added the NPP will also reduce the price of electricity and fuel when it forms a government.
“ We can reduce costs if we work according to a plan,” Disaanayake said while addressing a rally in Kiribathgoda.
He said they can get taxes from those who are not a paying taxes. “ We will simplify the tax structure and widen the tax base and collect taxes to cover up for the taxes we are freeing essential items from,” he says,
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Rapist of lady doctor at Anuradhapura identified as army deserter, parliament told
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.
- March 12, 2025 - 546 - 0
Suspect involved in sexual assault of Anuradhapura doctor arrested
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
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Dutch authorities investigate companies suspected of paying bribes for Sri Lanka hospital projects
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.
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Budget 2025: No plans to further revise public sector salaries and allowances
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Internationally funded projects only on Govt-to-Govt basis in future
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.
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