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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Fifteen Containers Containing Medicines Are Being Held In Port Over Several Issues

Fifteen Containers containing medicines imported by the Private sector are being held at the Colombo harbor due to several issues including problems related to the registration of the relevent Pharmaceutical Companies according to the Health Ministry Secretary Dr.Palitha Mahipala.

As these Medicine Containers did not get the clearence over the issues related to the Importers ,Health Ministry had appointed a Committee comprising of officials attached to the National Medicine Regulatory Authority,State Pharmaceuticals Corporation ,Medical Supplies Division and the Ministry Of Health to look on the issue DrMahipala had stated.

Government To Remove Ports And Airport Tax From VAT Imposed On Fuel And Gas

Government has decided to remove the Ports and Airport tax from the 18 percent VAT (value added tax) Tax scheduled to be imposed on Fuel and Gas with effect from 01st of January next year according to the Tax policy advisor to the Ministry of Finance Thanuja Perera.

Accordingly 7.5 percent Ports and Airport Tax imposed on fuel as well as the 2.5 percent Ports and Airport tax imposed on Gas will be removed from the 18 percent VAT scheduled to be imposed on these products from 01st of January.

Six Suspects Including Health Secretary Further Remanded Over Purchasing Of Substandard Immunoglobulin

The imprisoned Six suspects including the former Secretary to the Ministry Of Health Janaka Chandragupta had been further remanded until 10th of January by Maligakanda Magistrate Court last Wednesday (27) over the controversial purchasing of Substandard Human Immunoglobulin Injection vials for Government Hospitals.

Out of these suspects the Former Health Secretary was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on 18th of December after arriving at CID headquarters to give a statement .