A group of SLFPers are expected to vote in favour of the annual budget for 2019 when it is put forward before Parliament on March 05, Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.
Minister Senaratne made these remarks while addressing an event in Bandaragama divisional secretariat.
In addition, he said that discussions are currently underway with Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to issue a gazette notification in order to increase the tax imposed on sugar used in drinks.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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