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Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 22 October 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Rules under Excise Ordinance and Special Commodity Levy Order (Session 2)

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Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna responded to remarks by Hon. Chamara Sampath on taxes on onions and potatoes, clarifying that the comments could give the impression that the taxes were newly imposed on that day.

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¶ 01 Our Hon. Chamara Sampath raised points about taxes on onions and potatoes, giving the impression that the tax is imposed today.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12412