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Tag: tax

No changes in the PAYE tax rate for medical professionals – Finance Minister
LOCALTOP STORY

No changes in the PAYE tax rate for medical professionals – Finance Minister

No changes in the tax rate for the calculation of Income Tax or the PAYE (pay as you earn) tax,…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/08/201807/08/2018
Ceylinco Life’s net profit surges 95-pct to Rs.6 Bn
BUSINESS

Ceylinco Life’s net profit surges 95-pct to Rs.6 Bn

Ceylinco Life has posted net profit of Rs 6 billion for the year ending 31st December 2017 while reaffirming its…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/02/2018
Aitken Spence nine-month PBT up by 14 percent
BUSINESS

Aitken Spence nine-month PBT up by 14 percent

Aitken Spence PLC recorded a steady financial performance for the nine months ending on 31st December 2017 with a 14.1…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/02/2018
No taxes imposed on migrant workers in 2018 budget, Foreign Employment Minister assures
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No taxes imposed on migrant workers in 2018 budget, Foreign Employment Minister assures

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice and Foreign Employment Thalatha Athukorala stressed that 2018 budget has not imposed any tax on…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017
H’tota Port tax cuts before Cabinet
BUSINESSMain Story

H’tota Port tax cuts before Cabinet

Gazette outlining tax concessions to be presented to Cabinet today  Parliamentary debate on tax concessions for H’tota Port expected Friday…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/12/2017
Govt announces incentives to promote non-fossil fuel powered vehicle imports
BUSINESS

Govt announces incentives to promote non-fossil fuel powered vehicle imports

The government has announced the incentive structure to promote importation of vehicles powered by non-fossil fuel, as announced in the…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/11/2017
Sri Lankan beer makers to regain market share with tax changes- Fitch
BUSINESS

Sri Lankan beer makers to regain market share with tax changes- Fitch

Sri Lanka’s beer industry will regain market share from hard liquor following a more favorable tax regime for the segment…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/11/2017
Budget 2018: Vehicles tax revised
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Budget 2018: Vehicles tax revised

Sri Lanka will cut taxes on electric cars by one million rupees and also cut taxes on buses, Finance Minister…

byAdmin09/11/201709/11/2017
Prices of Essential Food items reduced as election draws close
BUSINESSTOP STORY

Prices of Essential Food items reduced as election draws close

Prices of several Essential Food items have been reduced, said the Ministry of Finance. The said Essential commodities are (per…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/11/2017
A new tax springs from Lanka’s teeming waters
BUSINESS

A new tax springs from Lanka’s teeming waters

A one hundred rupee tax is set to be imposed on small fish exported into the country. Minister of Fisheries…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/11/2017

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