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Tag: Finance Ministry

Commission to regulate three-wheelers
LOCAL

Commission to regulate three-wheelers

Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera at a press conference held at the Finance Ministry in Colombo Monday…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/2018
Finance Ministry stresses that the normal petrol and diesel prices do not increase under the revision of the price
LOCAL

Finance Ministry stresses that the normal petrol and diesel prices do not increase under the revision of the price

The Ministry of Finance stressed that no changes have been made to Octane 92 Petrol and Auto Diesel under the…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/08/2018
Finance Minister invites striking railway employees to end the strike and come for discussions
LOCAL

Finance Minister invites striking railway employees to end the strike and come for discussions

Strongly condemning the trade union action taken by the Sri Lanka Railways employees yesterday severely inconveniencing the evening commuters, Finance…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/08/2018
Development projects fail set targets
BUSINESSMain Story

Development projects fail set targets

By Chathuri Dissanyake Almost half of the Government’s development projects and programs managed under 47 line ministries have not reached…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/08/2018
Govt. ups tax on small and eco-friendly cars
BUSINESSMain Story

Govt. ups tax on small and eco-friendly cars

The Finance Ministry yesterday revised upwards the excise duty levied on vehicles with engine capacity less than 1000cc, to control…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/08/2018
Discussion on revision of fuel prices at cabinet meeting today
LOCAL

Discussion on revision of fuel prices at cabinet meeting today

The Cabinet of Ministers is scheduled to hold discussions on the revision of fuel prices today (10), the Finance Ministry…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/07/2018
Govt. goes for $ 1 b, 8-year syndicated loan from China Dev. Bank
LOCALMain Story

Govt. goes for $ 1 b, 8-year syndicated loan from China Dev. Bank

Officials cite effective rate of return at around 5.3% as good offer; loan includes 3-year grace period Fresh deal comes hot on heels…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/05/2018
Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister plans to reduce VAT to 12.5% by 2020
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister plans to reduce VAT to 12.5% by 2020

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance and Mass Media, Mangala Samaraweera says that he expects to reduce the 15% Value-Added Tax…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/05/2018
Special commodity levy on dhal increased
BUSINESS

Special commodity levy on dhal increased

The Special commodity levy on imported split Dhal would be increased with effect from midnight Tuesday, the Finance Ministry said.…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/05/2018
New fuel price formula to the cabinet today
BUSINESS

New fuel price formula to the cabinet today

The price formula prepared for raising fuel prices will be presented to the Cabinet meeting today, the Finance Ministry said.…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/04/2018

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