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The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kalutara· 22 November 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media)

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Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that an Additional Secretary oversees the handling of donations and receipts, with coordination taking place with the Ministry of Finance to provide tax concessions where possible. He added that the Ministry of Health sometimes covers relevant taxes from its own provisions when purchasing items and said any delays would be examined and addressed.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, to facilitate donations and receipts, an Additional Secretary handles these duties under us. We coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to provide certain tax concessions where possible. Additionally, the Ministry of Health bears a considerable amount of such taxes from our provisions when purchasing some items. If there are delays, we will look into and resolve them.

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Hansard, Saturday, 22 November 2025 ·No. 22972 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 November 2025. No. 22972. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22889