Minister of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has yesterday (27)requested the Ceylon Tobacco Company to contribute Rs.500 million to the President's Fund to conduct an anti tobacco programme as a tax not as a grant which was earlier proposed through the budget by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake.
As accepting the money from the tobacco company to conduct activities in health sector is illegal under the framework convention of tobacco control signed by 182 countries including Sri Lanka company should contribute the Rs.500 million to the president's fund as a tax health minister has stressed.
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As accepting the money from the tobacco company to conduct activities in health sector is illegal under the framework convention of tobacco control signed by 182 countries including Sri Lanka company should contribute the Rs.500 million to the president's fund as a tax health minister has stressed.
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