[FONT="]5: 39[/FONT][FONT="] - Prohibition imposed on Ministries and state institutions from publishing promotional newspapaper advertisements
15: 32 - Special committee to be set up ro resolve issues caused by irregular finance bodies within six months
15: 32 - Public transportation costs to reduce by 50% for senior citizens
5: 31 - Every citizen to have a bank account - can be opened in commercial banks with an initial deposit of Rs. 250
15: 28 : Sri Lankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka to be merged to reduced the losses
15: 28 - Sri Lankan Airlines and Mihin Airlines have incurred heavy losses - within five years over Rs. 100 billion due to management inefficiencies/ Mihin Air Rs.15 billion during the past five years.
15: 26 - Dahami Diriya for Sunday school teachers - a monthly sum of Rs. 200 to be paid
15: 25 - Rs. 250 monthly allowance to be paid to pre-school teachers
15: 25 - Mahapola scholarship fee to be increased up to Rs. 5000
15:23 - Special facilities for disabled war heroes - special loan scheme named Viru Diriya to be introduced in state banks/ maximum borrowing Rs. 500,000
15:21 - Rs. 1.5 million permit fee will be charged from vehicle importers (irrelevant of whether the imported vehicles are brand new/reconditioned)
15:17 - The government has waived off the 25% tax paid by customers when reloading phones
15: 17 - Rs. 1000 million tax imposed on television stations dedicated to sports
15: 15- Onetime tax of Rs. 250 million to be paid by mobile phone operators
15: 15- Onetime tax of Rs. 250 million to be paid by telecommunication providers
15:14 - Marriage registration fee to be reduced up to Rs. 1000 from Rs. 5000
15: 12 - The number of liquor shops per proprietor to be reduced up to three / Liquor permit value to be increased by twofold
15: 11 - Casino business-owners to pay Rs: 1000 millions a tax - first payment to be made before April.
15: 07 - Extra Rs. 5000 million to be gained through a container scanning process with effect from September
15: 04 - Vehicle assembly plants have neglected their income tax payments during the previous regime. Rs. 12,0000 million revenue expected through prompt payments
15: 04 - Cement prices to be reduced by Rs. 99
15: 04 - Vehicle taxes reduction 15% for vehicles with engines below 1000 CC
15: 00 - Super gain tax - any company of which the profit exceeded Rs. 2000 million - tax amount worth 25% off its profit will be charged
14:58 - Mansion tax - Rs. 1 million per annum will be charged for houses of which the value is estimated at Rs. 100 million or exceeds 5000 sqft
14: 55 - Gold jewellery pawned to banks - that don't exceed Rs. 200,000 - interest will be waived off
14: 56- 12.5kg gas cylinder price reduced up to Rs. 1596 (Rs. 300 reduction)
14: 45 - 13 Essential goods price reduction by removal of taxes - with effect from midnight [/FONT]
14: 44 - Electricity consumers will be encouraged to use solar power
14: 42 - Kerosene reduced by another Rs. 6 per liter
14: 36 - A sum of Rs. 2000 billion to be allocated to the fund reserved for kidney patients
14: 38 - Budgetary allowance for education sector will be increased by 6% off the GDP systematically
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[FONT="]14:33[/FONT][FONT="] - Decentralized budget for ministers will increase by Rs. 5 - 10 million
14: 31 - Fresh milk price buying price to be increased by Rs.10
14:30 - To improve agricultural sector, hand tractors will be given away at concessionary rates / fertilizer concession will be continued + the quality will be increased.
14:27 - 50% of the loan amounts borrowed by farmers to be waived off
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[FONT="]14:25[/FONT][FONT="] - An allowance of Rs. 20,000 to be paid for expectant mothers[/FONT]
[FONT="]14:23[/FONT][FONT="] - Senior citizens with Rs. 1 million in their bank accounts to be given 15% interest rate
14:22 - Reviewing of pensions - Increase of Rs. 1000 with effect from April
14:19 - During past seven years 5000 million USD due to losing GSP+
14: 17 - Request made for private sector employers to increase the salaries of private sector employees Rs. 2500
14:14 - Rs. 2.5 billion saved by cutting down on the number of Ministers
14:11 - All loans taken during the past government has to be paid by this government to which includes 15 million USD loan taken for security purposes
14:08 - Salaries of state sector servants increased by Rs. 10,000 - Rs. 5000 will be given in February/ remaining Rs. 5000 in June- Thereby state sector employees' salaries increased by 47%
14:04 - We believe in uplifting and developing the lives of every citizen of this country - not just a selected few - Ravi K
14:03 - Expenses of presidential secretariat - 2014 Rs. 10,4970 million / estimated cost for 2015 was Rs 95,930 million but it has been brought down to Rs. 2560 million
14:01 - True figure of state debts concealed by previous regime - currently it stands at Rs. 8.81 trillion
14:00 - True figure of debt per person is Rs. 427,220 - Minister Ravi K
13:58 - Minister Ravi K lists out details of financial losses incurred due to borrowings/developmental projects of the previous regime that has resulted in an added financial burden to the people
13:56 - Loss incurred by hedging deals is 60 million USD
13:33 - Reading of the 2015 interim budget by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, begins.
13:31 - Decision made by Cabinet to prohibit the authorization given to establish casinos to several private companies
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15: 32 - Special committee to be set up ro resolve issues caused by irregular finance bodies within six months
15: 32 - Public transportation costs to reduce by 50% for senior citizens
5: 31 - Every citizen to have a bank account - can be opened in commercial banks with an initial deposit of Rs. 250
15: 28 : Sri Lankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka to be merged to reduced the losses
15: 28 - Sri Lankan Airlines and Mihin Airlines have incurred heavy losses - within five years over Rs. 100 billion due to management inefficiencies/ Mihin Air Rs.15 billion during the past five years.
15: 26 - Dahami Diriya for Sunday school teachers - a monthly sum of Rs. 200 to be paid
15: 25 - Rs. 250 monthly allowance to be paid to pre-school teachers
15: 25 - Mahapola scholarship fee to be increased up to Rs. 5000
15:23 - Special facilities for disabled war heroes - special loan scheme named Viru Diriya to be introduced in state banks/ maximum borrowing Rs. 500,000
15:21 - Rs. 1.5 million permit fee will be charged from vehicle importers (irrelevant of whether the imported vehicles are brand new/reconditioned)
15:17 - The government has waived off the 25% tax paid by customers when reloading phones
15: 17 - Rs. 1000 million tax imposed on television stations dedicated to sports
15: 15- Onetime tax of Rs. 250 million to be paid by mobile phone operators
15: 15- Onetime tax of Rs. 250 million to be paid by telecommunication providers
15:14 - Marriage registration fee to be reduced up to Rs. 1000 from Rs. 5000
15: 12 - The number of liquor shops per proprietor to be reduced up to three / Liquor permit value to be increased by twofold
15: 11 - Casino business-owners to pay Rs: 1000 millions a tax - first payment to be made before April.
15: 07 - Extra Rs. 5000 million to be gained through a container scanning process with effect from September
15: 04 - Vehicle assembly plants have neglected their income tax payments during the previous regime. Rs. 12,0000 million revenue expected through prompt payments
15: 04 - Cement prices to be reduced by Rs. 99
15: 04 - Vehicle taxes reduction 15% for vehicles with engines below 1000 CC
15: 00 - Super gain tax - any company of which the profit exceeded Rs. 2000 million - tax amount worth 25% off its profit will be charged
14:58 - Mansion tax - Rs. 1 million per annum will be charged for houses of which the value is estimated at Rs. 100 million or exceeds 5000 sqft
14: 55 - Gold jewellery pawned to banks - that don't exceed Rs. 200,000 - interest will be waived off
14: 56- 12.5kg gas cylinder price reduced up to Rs. 1596 (Rs. 300 reduction)
14: 45 - 13 Essential goods price reduction by removal of taxes - with effect from midnight [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Sugar: Rs. 10 reduction - tax reduced from Rs. 28 up to Rs. 10[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Milk powder 400g packet will be Rs. 325 (maximum retail price) - reduction of Rs. 61[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Sustagen milk powder to be reduced by Rs. 100 (400g)[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Flour prices reduced by Rs. 12.50 per kilo[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Bread - reduced by Rs. 6[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Green grams - reduction by Rs. 40 per kilo[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Sprats: Reduction of Rs. 15[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Canned fish - Reduced by Rs. 60[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Coriander - Reduced by Rs. 60 per kilo[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Maldives fish - taxes reduced by Rs. 200[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Canned fish - Reduced by Rs. 60[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Coriander - Reduced by Rs. 60 per kilo[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Chili powder - Reduced by Rs. 25 (powdered)[/FONT]
14: 44 - Electricity consumers will be encouraged to use solar power
14: 42 - Kerosene reduced by another Rs. 6 per liter
14: 36 - A sum of Rs. 2000 billion to be allocated to the fund reserved for kidney patients
14: 38 - Budgetary allowance for education sector will be increased by 6% off the GDP systematically
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[FONT="]14:33[/FONT][FONT="] - Decentralized budget for ministers will increase by Rs. 5 - 10 million
14: 31 - Fresh milk price buying price to be increased by Rs.10
14:30 - To improve agricultural sector, hand tractors will be given away at concessionary rates / fertilizer concession will be continued + the quality will be increased.
14:27 - 50% of the loan amounts borrowed by farmers to be waived off
[/FONT]
[FONT="]14:25[/FONT][FONT="] - An allowance of Rs. 20,000 to be paid for expectant mothers[/FONT]
[FONT="]14:23[/FONT][FONT="] - Senior citizens with Rs. 1 million in their bank accounts to be given 15% interest rate
14:22 - Reviewing of pensions - Increase of Rs. 1000 with effect from April
14:19 - During past seven years 5000 million USD due to losing GSP+
14: 17 - Request made for private sector employers to increase the salaries of private sector employees Rs. 2500
14:14 - Rs. 2.5 billion saved by cutting down on the number of Ministers
14:11 - All loans taken during the past government has to be paid by this government to which includes 15 million USD loan taken for security purposes
14:08 - Salaries of state sector servants increased by Rs. 10,000 - Rs. 5000 will be given in February/ remaining Rs. 5000 in June- Thereby state sector employees' salaries increased by 47%
14:04 - We believe in uplifting and developing the lives of every citizen of this country - not just a selected few - Ravi K
14:03 - Expenses of presidential secretariat - 2014 Rs. 10,4970 million / estimated cost for 2015 was Rs 95,930 million but it has been brought down to Rs. 2560 million
14:01 - True figure of state debts concealed by previous regime - currently it stands at Rs. 8.81 trillion
14:00 - True figure of debt per person is Rs. 427,220 - Minister Ravi K
13:58 - Minister Ravi K lists out details of financial losses incurred due to borrowings/developmental projects of the previous regime that has resulted in an added financial burden to the people
13:56 - Loss incurred by hedging deals is 60 million USD
13:33 - Reading of the 2015 interim budget by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, begins.
13:31 - Decision made by Cabinet to prohibit the authorization given to establish casinos to several private companies
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