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Budget Proposals-2

*A common Salary  mechanism will be introduced for Government workers

*A 50 cent tax has been imposed with effect from midnight yesterday (09) per one gramme of Sugar contains in a Sugar Drink in view of reducing the Diabetes and Obesity among school children

*A Nation Building Tax will be imposed on Liquor with effect from next April

*Pensioners will receive "Agrahara" Insurance cover for lifetime

*Money will be allocated to purchase 50 electric buses

*All government vehicles will be converted to Hybrid or Electric Vehicles by 2025

*A Health Insurance scheme will be implemented for University Students

*A Post Graduate Institute of Indigenous Medicine due to be setup 

*Gene Technology,Robot Science and Nano Technology to be introduced to School Curriculum

*Rs.100 million will be allocated for early identification of non communicable diseases  including Thalasemia and HIV/AIDS

*A Kilo Gramme of Potatoes,Big Anions,Dhal ,Dried Fish should not be sold more than Rs.80.Rs.150,Rs.150,Rs.750 respectively and a Liter of oil should not be sold to more than Rs.350

*All used Three Wheeler's  will be sent Bangladesh.90% loan will be provided for Electric Buses and Three Wheeler's

For more details on 2018 Budget Proposals visit  https://www.govdoc.lk/sri-lanka-2018-budget-proposal/

Budget Proposals-1

* A  Production Tax of Rs.10 has been introduced for

raw matarials used to manufacture Plastic and Polythene products to deter these productions.

*Rs.75 million has been allocated to encourage private sector companies producing Eco friendly Bags and Wrappers by using decayed matarials like Banana leaf,bamboo and coir.

*Tarrifs imposed on machines and raw matarials use to produce decayed bags and wrappers will be removed.

*A programme to be implemented to introduce Three wheelers to the areas popular among foreign tourists as "Tuk Tuk" concept through the Tourism Authority and Tourism Promotions Bureau.

*A programme to register and train Three Wheeler drivers as tourist guides free of charge .

* An Agricultural Insuarance scheme to be implemented based on weather.Accordingly a Rs.40,000 Insuarace cover per acre will be provided for farmers who are cultivating six crops namely paddy,maze,Big anions ,Chillies ,Potatoes and Soya.

*A programme to promote and develop entrepreneurs to make Sri Lanka an entrepreneurs paradise.

*Impory Tax imposed on Diesel Three Wheelers will be increased by Rs.50,000s

First Time In Sri Lanka A Carbon Tax Has Been Introduced Through The Budget

First time in Sri Lankan history a Carbon tax has been

introduced for the Passanger Buses,Cars and Motor Cycles which are less than five years old  through the Budget proposals-2018 presented to the Parliament by Finance Ministet Mangala Samaraweera yesterday (09) in view of protecting the enviornment from pollution.

Accordingly Rs.2.74 Carbon Tax will be imposed on a Passanger Bus  ,Rs.1.74 Tax on Motor Cars and 17 cents Tax on Motor Cycles daily and the funds received through this Tax will be utilized to protect enviornment according to the Minister Samaraweera.

FROM YESTERYEAR SINHALA CINEMA:A SONG FROM "SAPATHA SOYA"(1965)FILM

MAIN CAST OF THIS FILM-LATE CINEMA PERSONAL ANANDA JAYARATNE,SANDYA KUMARI,THALATHA GUNASEKARE,DOMMIE JAYAWARDENA,BAPTIST FERNANDO

THIS SONG WAS SUNG BY LATE MOHIDEEN BEIG

A Tornado Like Situation Occurred In Unawatuna Sea Area

A Tornado like situation had occurred in mid sea area

of Unawatuna in Magalle,Galle last night (08)for few minutes it has been reported.

This Tornado had been visible to several places in Galle including Galle Fort area and due to this some fishermen in few areas had stopped their fisheries activities and returned to the ashore it has been revealed.

University And Medical Students Held A Protest March And A Rally To Mark The Ending Of The Anti SAITM Death Fast

University and Medical students had jointly conducted

a protest march and a rally this evening(09) in Colombo to mark the ending of the Death fast campaign launched by a group of Medical student's parents by demanding to abolish SAITM.

A protest march of University and Medical students representing Inter University Students Federation,Medical Faculty Students Action Committee ,Inter University Bhikku Students Federation was held from Technical Collage,Maradana to Colombo Fort Railway Station and a rally was held at the Fort Railway station in the end.

The continuous fast campaign held over 77 days in front of the Colombo Fort Railway station too called off this evening as a result of the promise made by Deputy Minister Dr.Harsha de Silva regarding abolishing SAITM By 31st of December.The hut built for the fast too was removed during the rally.

The medical students parents had called off their death fast campaign held in front of the University Grants Commission Building in Ward Place,Colombo 07 last evening after the promise made by the Deputy Minister.