Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 27 February 2025 ·Papers: Papers: Ministerial Notifications and Reports (Excise Ordinance, Foundation and Corporate Reports, Public Finance Committee Report)

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The Prime Minister presented two excise-related instruments issued by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: a notification on liquor excise duty under the Excise Ordinance and an order on excise duty under the Excise (Special Provisions) Act. She moved that these be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, which the House agreed to, and also tabled the List of Proposed Alterations in the Legends of Draft Estimates 2025.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I present the -

¶ 02 (i) Notification made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 22 of the Excise Ordinance (Chapter 52), as amended from time to time, regarding Excise Duty on Liquor, and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2418/42 of 10th January, 2025 (Excise Notification No. 01/2025); and

¶ 03 (ii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 2 of the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, relating to Excise Duty and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2418/43 of 10th January, 2025.

¶ 04 I move that the Notification and the Order be referred to the Committee on Public Finance.

¶ 05 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 06 The List of Proposed Alterations in the Legends of Draft Estimates - 2025. - [The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya]

¶ 07 Ordered to lie upon the Table.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 27 February 2025 ·No. 1741437399068186 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 27 February 2025. No. 1741437399068186. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13168