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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 9 January 2025 ·Debate: Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions

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Moved, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, the approval of an Order made under Sections 2 and 5 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007. The Order, issued by the Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Implementation, Planning and Tourism and published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2406/02 of 14 October 2024, had Cabinet approval and was agreed to by the House.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move the following:

¶ 02 “That the Order under Sections 2 and 5 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007, imposed by the Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Implementation, Planning and Tourism, and published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2406/02 of 14.10.2024, and presented on 07.01.2025, be approved.

¶ 03 (Cabinet approval has been granted.)”

¶ 04 Question put, and agreed to.

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Hansard, Thursday, 9 January 2025 ·No. 1738229262040729 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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