The Hon. S.M. Marikkar
S.M. Marikkar cited newspaper reports alleging that approximately Rs. 700 million in taxes were evaded during October–December after the current President took office. He asked the Minister to respond the following day and urged the Government to address financial fraud and tax evasion as part of its broader clean-up efforts.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, “Mawbima,” “Divaina,” and The Sunday Times have detailed reports. Please answer tomorrow. I will now proceed with my allotted time.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Speaker: Please proceed.
¶ 03 Hon. Deputy Speaker, for October–December alone, around Rs. 700 million in taxes were evaded—after the current President assumed office. Clean this too: not only streets and drains, but financial fraud and tax evasion.
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5702