Steady flow of revenue important to crush terrorism - PNM

Chamikara Weerasinghe

Patriotic National Movement (PNM) President Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera yesterday said maintaining tax reserves and the process of taxation is done by Parliament and it is of utmost important that the Government generates a steady flow of revenue to crush terrorism at this last stage.

"I am not too sure whether it is possible to make any peace meal adjustments to Budget proposals," he said.

"We all have to agree that the Government needs funds to continue its humanitarian operations in the North and East to liberate the country from terrorism.

It is important that we all be prepared to make sacrifices towards that end," he said.

Dr. Amarasekera further said, "The process of taxation is not to be taken lightly by any party wishing to protect the country and its sovereignty at this juncture where the Security Forces have achieved stunning success against the enemy."

"Instead, they must act rationally to promote and increase the Government's revenue to carry out its operations to crush LTTE terrorism," he added.