All The Citizens Above 18 Years Are Compulsory To Open A Tax File From.Next Year

 Every Sri Lankan Citizen above 18 years of age is compulsory to open a Tax file at Inland Revanue Department from.01st of Januarry 2024 according to the State Minister Of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya .

However it doesen't mean that every person above 18 years need to pay taxes But providing welfare payments for the citizens in future will  depend on the Tax file number  State Minister had stated .

Meanwhile President Ranil Wikramasinghe as the Minister of Finance,Economic Stability and National Policies had issued an extra ordinary Gazette Notification making compulsory to 14 catagories of Professionals including Doctors,Engineers,Charted Accountants and Architects to register at Inland Revanue Department with effect from 01 st of June.

This Gazette Notification had been issued under the approval of Inland Revanue Commissioner .

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CID Arrested A You Tuber Over Helping To Air A Programme Insulting Buddhism

 The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers had yesterday (31)  arrested the the Social Media activist and the owner of the  You tube channel "SL Vlog" Bruno Divakara who had encouraged and helped the female Comedian Nathasha Edirisuriya to telecast her programme insulting Lord Buddha .

Divakara had arrived in CID Headquarters yesterday upon the  request made by the CID and given nearly  eight hour long statement regarding the charges leveled against him it has been reported  ,After the statement he was arrested by the CID officials , He is due to be produced before the court today (01) .Nathasha Edirisuriya was arrested  by the CID officials and remanded few days back over insulting Lord Buddha through a programme telecast ed in You Tube .

 

Central Bank Reduced The Standing Deposit Facility And Standing Lending Facility Rates

 The Monetary Board of the  Central Bank Of Sri Lanka (CBSL) which met yesterday (31) had decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) by 250 basis points to 13 percent and 15 percent respectively .

 

Accordingly the Standing Deposit Facility has been reduced to 13 percent and the Standing Lending Facility has been reduced to 14 percent the Central Bank had announced..The inflation rate in the country will be going down further in future the Bank had estimated ,

LIOC Had Also Revised Fuel Prices

 Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC)  had announced that it will also implement the same Price revision implemented by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) with effect from midnight last night(31).

CEYPETCO had increased the Prices of Octane -95 Petrol and Super Diesel Prices whilst decreasing the prices of Octance -92 petrol ,Ketosene Oil and Industrial Kerosene Oil prices 

Fuel Prices Revised Since Midnight Yesterday (31)

 Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) had reduced the prices of Octane -92 Petrol,Kerosene oil and Industrial Kerosene Oil and Increased the prices  of Octane - 95 petrol anf  ,Super Diesel with effect from midnight yesterday (31)  it has been announced.

According to the new price revision  the Price of a Liter of  Octane-92 Petrol had reduced by Rs.15 ,A liter of Kerosene oil by Rs.50 and A liter of Industrial Kerosene by Rs.60 it has been announced.Also  The Price of a Liter of Octane-95 Petrol had increased by Rs.20 and A liter of Super Diesel had increased by Rs.10 .The Price of a Liter of Auto Diesel remains unchanged.