Seven Bills passed with amendments
Sandasen Marasinghe, Irangika Range and Disna
Mudalige
Seven Bills were passed in Parliament yesterday with amendments.
Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Bill,
Finance Bill, Tax Appeals Commission (Amendment) Bill, Fiscal Management
(Responsibility) (Amendment) Bill and Strategic Development Projects
(Amendment) Bill and Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Bill were
passed with amendments. A division was asked by the DNA for the Tax
Appeals Commission (Amendment) Bill.
The Bill was passed with a majority of 100 votes. One hundred and
five members voted in favour, whereas five members voted against. UNP
and TNA members were not present during the vote.
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