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Sri Lanka News September 06th September 2022 – 09th September 2022 brought to you by eLanka (1) The introduction of the Social Security Contribution Tax Bill to Parliament has been postponed until next Thursday. The reason was the opposition raised for it. Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who commented on this, said that although the VAT is 15%, the price of general goods and services through this social security tax increases by almost 20% when VAT is added, and no action has been taken by anyone who created this crisis. The central bank’s entire reserves were emptied. Has any decision been taken regarding Cabral or the Finance Minister? In January 2020, nearly Rs 654 billion was prevented from reaching the treasury. Have decisions been made about them? Due to the delay of the fuel ship, the petroleum corporation has to pay a lot of money to the company. Fertilizer ships have ...

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eLanka News 2022.08.29 – 2022.09.05 29th August 2022 Due to restrictions on oil distribution, queues have formed near filling stations again. The Petroleum Corporation says that the Corporation has sufficient stocks. This situation is aggravated due to the distribution of oil without proper management. However, the people of Colombo and the areas outside Colombo are suffering again from the oil queues. Meanwhile, due to a lack of proper fuel, public transport and school transport services have reached a crisis situation. The announcement issued by the corporation stated that Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery has been restarted and imported fuel is available in Kolonnawa and Muthurajawela warehouses. The announcement stated that the necessary procurement activities for future oil supply will continue. Meanwhile, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has assured us that he is committed to the development of the people of Sri Lanka as a friendly country. Today is ...

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