The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Badulla· 22 January 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Cess Levied on Finished Tea - Income Earned in 2024 (Q.8/2025)

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Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna stated that previous governments and the Ministry of Finance had decided to credit cess revenue to the Treasury. He noted that, as a result, the Tea Board had not received any cess allocations since 2011.

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¶ 01 It was a decision by the then Governments and the Ministry of Finance to credit cess to the Treasury. Since 2011, the Tea Board has not received any cess allocations.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 ·No. 1739261035021938 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5672