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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 8 May 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Customs Ordinance - Resolution on Import Duties on Motor Vehicles

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved a resolution, on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, seeking parliamentary approval for import duty changes under Section 235 of the Customs Ordinance. The resolution relates to Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2421/05 of 27 January 2025, had received Cabinet approval, and was formally put to the House for consideration.

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¶ 01 CUSTOMS ORDINANCE: RESOLUTION

¶ 02 On behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move:

¶ 03 “That the Resolution presented on 09.04.2025 under Article 2 of the Schedule ‘B’ under Section 235 of the Customs Ordinance relating to Import Duties be approved.

¶ 04 (Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2421/05 of 27.01.2025) (Cabinet approval has been granted.)”

¶ 05 Question proposed.

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Hansard, Thursday, 8 May 2025 ·No. 1748426168056758 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21881