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SJB Colombo District MP Dr. Harsha de Silva decried in Parliament last week what he considers a glaring injustice within the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) taxation intention. Participating in the debate on new Inland Revenue Bill, he argued that imposing taxes solely on EPF members while neglecting to tax the capital gains of private banks […]
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the imperative to fortify the nation’s economy, ensuring that forthcoming generations are spared from enduring the unfortunate period that both the country and its people have weathered in the past two years.The post Sri Lanka risks returning to bankruptcy within a decade unless steps taken promptly – President appeared first on ONLANKA -...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament on Friday thaty he would not revoke his ruling given on Wednesday with regard to the Parliament’s supremacy over the Supreme Court. He said that he had consulted legal experts in preparing his ruling that the Supreme Court is not empowered to issue orders or judgments of any nature against […]
By Saman Indrajith Opposition political parties yesterday (11) demanded that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena withdraw his ruling that courts are not empowered to issue orders or judgements of any nature related to a motion already passed by the Parliament. On 09 August, the Speaker gave the ruling after Tourism and Lands Minister Harin Fernando raised a privilege issue on petitions filed against ...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Brain drain is the worst manifestation of the country’s economic crisis, Freedom People’s Congress (FPC) member and MP, Prof. G.L Peiris, said on Thursday.Prof. Peiris said that a large number of academics had left state universities. In recent years, the number of students
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Parliament disregarded COPE recommendation for PSC By Shamindra Ferdinando Eksath Janaraja Peramuna (EJP) leader and SJB MP Patali Champika Ranawaka, MP, has called for the setting up of a special commission to investigate those who bankrupted the economy. Ranawaka said that those who had served as Finance Ministers, Governors of the Central Bank and members of the […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy In his Hajj message last week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe called upon all Sri Lankans to remain ‘united in a common cause to achieve our domestic, regional and global goals’. Yet, a day later, his leadership was seen as having split the political Opposition over the domestic debt restructuring issue in Parliament, indicating […]
Sri Lankan state can’t allow even a small bank to collapse because that will trigger a bank run with a devastating impact on the economy. Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said, on Thursday night, taking part in a televised discussion. Dr. Weerasinghe said that Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) […]
Banks, which pay taxes over 50%, least affected By Sanath Nanayakkare If the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and other pension funds did not wish to participate in the proposed domestic debt restructuring process, there will be an application of higher annual income tax of 30%, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday. The EPF […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the all-party Committee on Public Finance (COPF) would have to examine the proposals presented by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Treasury as regards the proposed domestic debt restructuring. COPF Chairman de Silva said that the CBSL and Treasury representatives appeared […]
Expressing strong opposition to the proposed domestic debt restructuring programme announced by the government, Prof. G. L. Peiris, MP, yesterday (26) accused the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa administration of being insensitive and irresponsible in addressing the issue. Instead of working on a social security net to protect the needy, the government was taking a dangerous path that would […]
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Tuesday 2nd May, 2023 Another May Day has come and gone. The organisers of the International Workers’ Day celebrations, in this country, rarely mention the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886), and benefits that accrued therefrom to workers the world over, much less commemorate the brave workers who have laid down their lives in the US […]
Powering the 89th annual Battle of the Saints, Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC, reaffirmed its commitment as the official banking partner for the highly anticipated cricket encounter at the Sinhalese Sports Club on April 28, 29 and 30. The match will see the two leading Catholic schools, St. Josephs College and St. […]
The Government is to consider restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt, but a final decision is yet to be taken, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said that all aspects will be looked into when restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt. “Some banks are saying they will not be able to face this. Then they must […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy Now that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has promised to table the IMF bail-out documents in Parliament on 25 April, there will be some relief for citizens wanting out of the meaningless politico-electoral speculation of the time. It could well be back to a more serious discourse on the economy, economic recovery – […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando The International Monetary Fund (IMF) owed an explanation as regards the recent government declaration that domestic debt restructuring was part of the programme implemented in terms of Sri Lanka’s agreement with the lending agency, top Opposition spokesperson Prof. G.L. Pieris, MP said yesterday (10). Having repeatedly assured that domestic debt wouldn’t be […]
Wednesday 5th April, 2023 There have been substantial reductions in fuel prices, and they will go a long way towards tackling inflation. The economy is said to be showing some signs of recovery, but more trouble is apparently brewing for the hapless Sri Lankans, who are struggling to keep the wolf from the door. Now, […]
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Speech made November 22 I have consistently recorded my opposition to Minister of Finance being the President. From 2010 onwards in this House, whenever the President in his capacity as Minister of Finance has presented a budget I have recorded that protest and I wish to record that today as well. When a person who […]