The Annual Budget proposals presented to the Parliament for next year (2024) had passed in Parliament by a majority of 41 votes today(13)
Accordingly 122 MP's were voted in favor of the Budget and 81 voted against it.Along with the Opposition parties former Sports Minister Roshan Ranssinghe was also voted sgainst the Budget proposals.
Three Schools in the Haldummulla division in Badulla District had been closed due to the adverse weather prevailing in the area at present according to the authorities .
HowEver steps are being taken to carrying out
The third reading of the Vat (Value Added Tax) Amendment Bill has been passed in the Parliament this evening (11) with a majority of 45 votes.Accordingly 100 MP's were voted in favour of the Bill whilst 55 voted against it.
According to the Vat Amendment Bill tax will be imposed on 97 out of the 138 items withdrawn from taxes earlier with effect from 01st of January next year..Under the Bill The 15 percent Tax imposed on goods will be increased to 18 percent it has been announced.
Fifty inmates attached to the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Camp at Welikanda area(North Central Province) were escaped from the Camp this evening (11) due to a tense situation occurred at the Camp it has been reported.
Police officers attached to the Welikanda Police are being launched a special mission in search of the missing inmates and taken into custody 23 inmates in the forest area, according to the reports.Police along with Army officers are being surrounded the Welikande forest area to capture the missing inmates.
The sudden Islandwide Power failure that occured last evening (09) caused due to a System failure in the main supply line between Kothmale and Biyagama areas according to the Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB).
AS per some reports a lightning which struck the main supply line between Kothmale and Biyagama had caused this blackout But that shouldn't be the only cause for this blackout according to the CEB.
The restoration of power was done through few steps and the complete restoration of Power has done during a six hour period it has been reported. CEB has launched an investigation regarding yesterday 's power failure the Board has announced.
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