The Hon. S. M. Marikkar
Hon. S. M. Marikkar questioned the Government’s failure to remove the Rs. 50 fuel levy and reduce fuel-related taxes despite earlier promises, noting that prices had not fallen after three months. He also referred to rice import duties and alleged past corruption at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, stating support for genuine government-to-government measures to curb corruption while criticizing inconsistencies over the Trincomalee oil tanks and regional export hub policy.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will finish, Sir.
¶ 02 They said they transferred CPC’s debt to the Central Bank, and promised to immediately remove the Rs. 50 fuel levy upon coming to power. Where is it? People are waiting. Three months have passed; not a rupee reduced. The same with rice import duties. No intention to reduce tax components on fuel either. You decried giving Trincomalee oil tanks to India; yet now you speak of a regional export hub. We support real openness, not slogans. Corruption at CPC was massive; if you go G2G to stop it, we support it.
¶ 03 Hon. Chairman, thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. S. M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2025. No. 1742268353096939. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18384