The Hon. Ananda Wijepala

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kurunegala· 20 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Police Officers, Vehicles and Resources Availability (Q.Unspecified/2024)

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The Government stated that it does not intend to discourage or harm the events and arts sector despite previous rate increases. Following meetings between event organizers, artistes, the President, and the Minister, a decision was made to reduce the rates by 50 per cent, and a Cabinet paper is being prepared to implement it.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Government has no intention to discourage this sector or cripple it. While rates were increased, event organizers and artistes met H.E. the President; I too met them. After discussions, we decided to reduce the rates by 50%. I am preparing a Cabinet paper accordingly. We are paying special attention to this sector and have acted to reduce the rates by 50%.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 20 June 2025 ·No. 1751600792021434 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 June 2025. No. 1751600792021434. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1892