The Inland Revenue (IR) Bill was passed in Parliament yesterday.
The Bill replaces the Inland Revenue Act No 10 of 2006. Ninety MPs voted in favour whereas 25 MPs voted against.
109 MPs were absent at the time of voting that was taken using the newly installed electronic voting system.
The UNP, SLFP members in the Government ranks voted in favour, whereas the JVP and JO voted against. The TNA MPs were not in the chamber when the final vote was taken.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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