Third Reading Of The Budget Has Been Passed With Majority Of 109 Votes

The third reading of the Annual Budget-2016 has been passed today(19) with majority of 109 votes.At the vote 160 MP'S Voted  in favor of the Budget while 51 voted against it.

The  leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and several United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) MP's of the Joint Opposition had voted against the Budget .

MP's of the Tamil National Alliance(TNA),Leader of the EPDP Douglas Devananda ,Leader Of The Ceylon Workers Congress Arumugam Thondaman and UPFA MP Lakshman Seneviratne have been voted in favor of the Budget along with Governing United National Party(UNP) MP's and UPFA MP's belonging to the Government.

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State Service Will Not Scrapped-Minister Of Public Administration Ranjith Maddumabandara

Government Sector

The Government  Service will not be scrapped at any cost according to Minister Of Public Administration And Management Ranjith Maddumabandara.

Current government has taken various steps to strengthen the government  service and has already recruited around 4000 graduates to the  Government Sector the Minister has said.

The Government is also aiming to recruit another batch of 5500 Graduates graduated from State Universities before 31st of March 2012 to the Government  Sector Minister has further said.

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Prime Minister Wikramasinghe Has Agreed Not To Implement Tax Charges Introduced Through The Budget For Cash Withdrawals -State Minister Dilan Perera

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has agreed not to implement tax charges introduced through the 2016 Annual Budget on   Cash Withdrawals  between Rs.1 to 10 million  and  above Rs.10 million  from Banks according to State Minister Dilan Perera.

Under to the Annual Budget-2016 ,2% Tax  has been  proposed to charge from Rs.1-10 Million Cash Withdrawals from  Banks and 3% Tax for Cash Withdrawals above Rs.10 million.

Prime Minister has also agreed to allow Banks to continue providing leasing facilities to the Public which prohibited through the budget state minister has said.

Third Reading Of The Annual Budget-2016 To Be Taken Place In Parliament Today(19)

The Vote on the third reading of the Budget is due to take place in Parliament today(19).The second reading of the Annual Budget-2016 was passed in Parliament last week with a majority of 107 votes.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake had presented the Annual Budget to the Parliament on 20th of November.