- Government proposes to impose VAT on previously untaxed items
- VAT to be increased from 15-18%
- VAT to be imposed on fuel, gas, fertilizer, electronic equipment, medical equipment, national software, tea leaves, and latex
- MP Harsha de Silva criticizes the lack of mention of these changes in the President’s budget speech
- MP calls for transparency in how VAT will be imposed and money collected.
Source: newswire.lk
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