The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva

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

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As Chair of the Committee on Public Finance, Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva stated that he tabled the relevant report the following day, as recorded in Hansard. He clarified that the Committee had not approved it on that day and said approval was granted only two weeks later.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chair, briefly: as COPF Chair, I tabled the report the next day; see Hansard. We could not approve then. Please accept that you did not approve it that day; approval came two weeks later.

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