The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva stated that Order 74/2025, concerning deductions for bad debts owed to the Government by telecommunication operators, was not approved. He said further justification and a clear mechanism were requested, noting that while the concept was not opposed, no procedure currently exists to deduct such uncollected debts from operators.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 However, Sir, we did not approve one of the proposed Orders: Order 74/2025 regarding deduction of bad debt not paid to the Government by telecommunication operators. We asked them to return with further justification and a proposed mechanism. We are not opposed to the concept, but there is currently no mechanism to deduct bad debt from operators who have been unable to collect from their customers. Thank you, Sir.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 June 2026. No. 23706. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2731