Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera will submit a vote-on account (interim budget) for the first quarter of 2020, in Parliament today (Oct 23).
A senior Treasury official said that the carbon tax levied on vehicles will be removed from the budget. The vote-on account will also see tax concessions being granted for essential goods.
The highest allocation worth Rs 1 billion would be allocated for the Elections Secretariat, the senior official said.
The government had decided against submitting an annual budget, which is generally done in November, due to the presidential election scheduled to be held on November 16.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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