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Ministry Of Finance Has Uphold The Amendments Proposed To The Nation Building And Valued Added Taxes

The Ministry Of Finance has today (13) decided to uphold the amendments proposed to Nation Building Tax(NBT) and Value Added Tax(VAT) through   2016 Annual Budget until the legislative enactments relevent to them are passed in Parliament.

The Value Added Tax on Retail and Wholesale Trade too has  been suspended according to the Ministry.

The amendments introduced to Value Added Tax and Nation Building Tax through the 2016-Annual Budget came into effect from 01st of January.

Due to the Tax increase the prices of some essential commodities like Sugar and Flour  have been increased by traders during last week.

Ministry Of Health To Open State Owned Pharmacies(Rajaye Osu Sala )24 Hours A Day

The Ministry Of Health ,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine is considering a proposal to open State Owned Pharmacies(Rajaye Osu Sal) 24 hours a day according to the Ministry Sources.At the moment the Osu Sala's are only open daily  until 10 p.m.


The number of  State Owned Pharmacy Outlets situated throughout the country  is also due to be increased by this year from 31  to 50 outlets The Ministry has said.

There is a possibility of  achieving  these targets as the State Pharmaceutical Corporation which administrating State Owned Pharmacies has  earned a record able  revenue of  Rs.482 million during  last year the  Ministry has said.

Around 4064 Metric Tonnes Of Paddy Stored In Mattala Air Port To Be Removed By Tomorrow(14)

The Ministry Of Rural Economic Affairs has decided to remove 4064 Metric Tonnes of Paddy stored at a Store in Mattala(IIn Southern Province) International Air Port, tomorrow(14).

The Mattala International Air Port which is the second international air port in the country built at a cost of US Dollars 201 million granted by China during the previous regime had been used as a temporary paddy storage facility by paddy marketing board after paddy stores in Hambanthota(In Southern Province) have reached full capacity last year and due to non functioning  of the Air Port.

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Around 500,000 Sri Lankans Had Undergone Blood Tests To Check HIV Status Last Year (2015)-Dr.Sisira Liyanage

During Last Year (2015) around 500,000 Sri Lankans had  undergone Blood Tests to check their HIV/AIDS Status at Government and Private Hospitals according to the Director Of National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sisira Liayange.

Out of this number  300,000 had  undergone Blood Tests at National STD Clinics in Government Hospitals and the Clinic at National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) /AIDS Programme in Colombo and 200,000 had undergone Blood Tests  at Private Hospitals Dr.Liyanage has said.

Addressing a Media Seminar On "HIV/AIDS And Migrant Workers" at Sri Lanka Press Institute in Narahenpita(In Colombo) this morning Dr.Liyanage has said more and more people are coming for Blood Tests now to check their HIV/AIDS Status at both Government and Private Hospitals after the National STD/AIDS Campaign has requested those who are having risky sexual behaviors to check their HIV Status.

This is a good sign and it helps to identify more and more HIV /AIDS Positives in early stages of the disease and referring them for treatment he has stressed.