The onterim Budget proposals presented to tbe Parliament by President Ranil wikramasinghe as the finance minister had been passed in the Parliament today (02) after it's second reading .
The Budget proposals had been passed with a majority of 115 votes as 05 MP|s had voted against it.Another 120 MP s had refrain from voting .
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As the Government had increased the Value added tax (VAT ) on goods from 12 percent to 15 percent through the interim budget proposals presented to the Parliament recently ,Tobacco Companies had today (01) increased the price of a Cigarette from four price categories
Although a Price revision of Fuel is scheduled to be implemented today (01) under the Price mechanism introduced for Fuel There will be no Price increase of fuel according to the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare .
Price revision of fuel will be implemented after the resumption of Sapugaskandxe Oil Refinery in full capacity .] he had stressed .
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP representing Gampaha District Field Marshal General Sarath Fonseka had today (01) made a special request from the Sri Lankan living abroad not to send any money to the country until government ends the terrorism of suppression against local youth .
Protest against the corrupt politicians and the corrupt government has not ended as yet and will rise again he had stated during the debate held in Parliament today on the second reading of the Interim budget of the government ,
"Without protests no one can save the motherland from corrupt politicians and I will give the protesters a strength to continue the protests Field Marshal Fonseka had stressed /
The revolutionary faction of the governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka Progressive Front ) led by MP Dallas Alhapperuma had today (31) crossed over to the opposition .
Accordingly MP's Dallas Alahapperuma ,Professor G.L Pieris ,Dilan Perera .Professor Charitha Herath ,Professor Channa Jayusumana ,Nalaka Godahewa .K.P.S Kumarasiri ,Udayana Kirindigoda ,Dr.Guanapala Rathnasekare ,Wasantha Yapa Bandara ,Thilak Rajapakshe ,Lalith Ellawala and Upul Galappaththy
Making a special statement soon after the crossover Professor G.L Pieris had stated that the Government is going against the pledges given by Sri Lanka Podu jana Peramuna to the people .
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