The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Dr. Harsha de Silva sought clarification on VAT treatment for domestic suppliers selling inputs to exporters. He noted that imported raw materials for exporters are not subject to VAT, but argued that the law passed the previous day appears to impose VAT on locally produced inputs, and asked the Government to state clearly whether domestic suppliers to exporters are exempt.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, if it is correct, as the Deputy Minister said, that a domestic supplier to an exporting entity need not charge VAT, please make a clear statement. If an exporter imports raw materials, no VAT is charged. But under the law you passed yesterday, when an exporter buys locally produced inputs, VAT applies.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 10 June 2026 ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21602