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The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa

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

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On behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, approval was sought for the 2023 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Fund, including the Auditor-General’s observations, submitted under the Tourism Act, No. 38 of 2005. The report had been considered by the relevant Ministerial Consultative Committee, and Parliament agreed to the motion.

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¶ 01 Sir, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, I move, “That the Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Fund 2023 together with the observations of the Auditor-General for the year ended 31.12.2023 and presented on 05.02.2025 under Section 23(4) of the Tourism Act, No. 38 of 2005, be approved. (Considered by the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism on 12.03.2025 and presented its report to Parliament on 15.03.2025)” Question put, and agreed to.

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