The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara alleged irregularities in a tender process, noting that while most companies quoted with tax, one quoted without tax on the same day a Gazette was issued, suggesting prior knowledge of the tax change. He called on the President, as Minister of Finance, to investigate who was responsible if the Government is committed to opposing theft and fraud. He also referred to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation earning Rs. 27 billion in the first six months of 2024.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I am telling you, please present it. I will accept it then.
¶ 02 However, when you look at this, it is evident that all other companies have quoted with tax. One company has quoted without tax. That means there has been some dealing somewhere such as, “A Gazette is coming, so do not be afraid to submit this.” The tender opened on the 14th. The Gazette was issued on the 14th. I do not know how this happened. We ask the Hon. President—if he is against theft and fraud—to see who is doing these things. Because you have a Gazette issued, and by the time the tender is underway, those tenderers arrange their submissions properly, knowing a Gazette is coming. Ultimately, the person who gets caught is the Minister of Finance—the President—who issued the Gazette.
¶ 03 Another matter is this: In the first six months of 2024, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation earned Rs. 27 billion.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 November 2025. No. 22934. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4477