The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma – Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning

9 April 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Afternoon Session and Reported Business)

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Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma clarified that the matter in question had been deferred to the following day for further study, not rejected. He stated that it was discussed and postponed for approval at a subsequent meeting, and said his intervention was to prevent the House from being misled.

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¶ 01 By way of clarification: as Hon. Ravi Karunanayake said, we postponed to the next day to study further; it was not a rejection. We discussed and deferred for approval at the subsequent meeting. I intervened only to prevent the House being misled. Thank you.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 9 April 2025 ·No. 1747807095041246 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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