10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 20 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question by Private Notice: Withholding Tax on Senior Citizens' Deposits and Valaichchenai Paper Factory

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A Cabinet decision has been made to direct state institutions’ paper requirements to the relevant factory. The member stated that plastic and other waste recycling is a priority emerging industry and part of a national environmental protection programme, and said the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development would provide maximum support for such proposals from Batticaloa.

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¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Member. That is an excellent proposal. A Cabinet decision has been taken to channel the paper requirements of state institutions to this factory. Plastic and other waste recycling is a priority emerging industry and a national programme for environmental protection. If such proposals come from Batticaloa, the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development will extend maximum support.

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Hansard, Thursday, 20 March 2025 ·No. 1746596381071973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 March 2025. No. 1746596381071973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24045