Budget
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Harsha slams “ridiculous” tax policies
Harsha de Silva, the UNP’s economics spokesman, has slammed the government’s “ridiculous” tax policy which exempts luxury goods whilst...
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Taxes: What has been increased and decreased in the 2014 budget?
The Budget for 2014 had a few taxes that were raised (and some strange ones lowered). This is...
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Cabraal backs Government statistics after official alleges Growth Rate massaged
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal dismissed the allegations of artificially-inflated economic data and warned detractors not to go to the...
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UPFA to discipline budget defeating council members
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has announced that the UPFA will take disciplinary action against local council members who voted...
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Eran wants secret ballot for Budget 2014 vote
UNP MP Eran Wickremaratne has challenged the government to make the vote over the 2014 Budget a secret...
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Sri Lanka earns $870m in Foreign Direct Investment in 2013
During the first nine months of 2013, Sri Lanka has received $870 m in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)...
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UNP: Women are worst affected by Budget 2014
The UNP’s Rosy Senanayake told a news conference yesterday that women in Sri Lanka are the worst hit...
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Mangala: Ministry of Defence behind “total collapse of the rule of law”
UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera yesterday slammed the size of the budget allocated to the Ministry of Defence, calling...
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Foreign commercial debt up 36% in 18 months
Sri Lanka’s foreign commercial debt has gone up by a worrying 36% in 18 months, to a total...
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Mangala: “The country is heading for bankruptcy”
UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera yesterday launched a scathing attack on the government and their record, saying that the...
