Mahinda Rajapaksa acting ’Re Daniel Dawal Migel’ on VAT policy: Hadunnetti

21 December 2023 02:46 pm Views - 1145

Colombo, Dec. 21 (Daily Mirror)- The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has shown its double standards where SLPP leader former president Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed that the SLPP is against the tax policy after voting in Parliament to pass the VAT increase, former NPP MP Sunil Hadunnetti said today.

He told a news conference that if the SLPP had not voted in favour, the VAT increase would not have been possible.

"Mahinda Rajapaksa is acting like 'Re Daniel Dawal Migel' now. The SLPP that voted to pass the VAT increase in parliament is now claiming that they are against the tax policy. President Ranil Wickremesinghe alone cannot pass the VAT Bill. He has only one MP in parliament. VAT was increased together with the SLPP MPs," he said.