INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former President and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged all persons to pay special attention to tax
policies and the economic practices of the political party they vote for during the upcoming elections, in a bid to ensure that the
at the next elections should be based on rational thinking, proper facts and correct data
stated that while the SLPP, led by him, is a part of the government, the incumbent Head of the Government and Head of State is the leader of
that he is now directing government policy as the Executive President
next national elections.The relevant statement focused on reducing the existing tax burden faced by the people of the country, with the SLPP
leader claiming that the revised Value Added Tax (VAT) rates included in the 2024 Budget is set to become a major political issue in
in this regard, emphasising that the high tax burden has caused an exodus of educated and highly trained professionals from the
