Party at Temple Trees to celebrate VAT increase: Sajith

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BY AJITH SIRIWARDANA AND YOHAN PERERA

Parliament, Dec. 12 (Daily Mirror)- The government has thrown a party at Temple Trees last night to celebrate the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 15 percent to 18 percent, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa alleged today.

He told Parliament that the President, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and all the MPs had attended the party hosted by the Prime Minister to celebrate the VAT increase which will put the lives of the people into a more disastrous situation.

The Opposition Leader said the SLPP MP who claimed that he would not participate in the vote for the VAT increase had also attended the party to celebrate the VAT increase.

"What is this double standard of the SLPP," he asked.

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felix Tuesday, 12 December 2023 02:40 PM

crying because he was not invited for the party

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Prince Tuesday, 12 December 2023 03:06 PM

When did they think about the people. There only aim is to rob the country and make there Genarations fat.

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Wiraj Tuesday, 12 December 2023 04:04 PM

SLPP always thrive

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Man Tuesday, 12 December 2023 04:04 PM

See they partake with our exorbitant taxes. Even the colonials did not do like that and not that worse. That bugger tries to gather votes by pretending things that he is against Ranil and not a Rajapaksha though Father voted for.

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Onlooker Tuesday, 12 December 2023 05:06 PM

And we paid for the tamasha under PM's vote of expenditure?

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VAT akka Tuesday, 12 December 2023 06:05 PM

When will Sajith have a good enough reason to celebrate? At 55 years of age SP should seriously work as a prime minister under a veteran like RW and groom himself to be the president in 2035. Taxes are always an unpopular remedy. Today the country is in a position where we have to be very analytical in our criticality of president or CB govenor or anyone who is trying to do the right (but unpopular) thing for the country.

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Hahaha Tuesday, 12 December 2023 07:14 PM

Samagi joker booruwa.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Tuesday, 12 December 2023 07:22 PM

VAT increase would propel poor to become poorer, rich to become richer and middle class will vanish, effect of this will reflect at the polls.

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Priyan66 Tuesday, 12 December 2023 07:34 PM

Root cause for increase of VAT

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Aran Tuesday, 12 December 2023 08:33 PM

People's Suffering is the ENJOYMENT to SLPP THUGS. Uneducated SLPP fellows.

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roni Tuesday, 12 December 2023 09:41 PM

Elaborate plans must have been made out there to fly out these guys to other countries to feast on apples grapes and rich food while people in this are starving at this festive season. What do you expect from these jokers who behave like thugs even in the parliament? Also come 01/01/24 this over 60 President and PM will still be there. Many laws one country

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 13 December 2023 12:11 AM

Oh Dear, why not join the party ?

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Asoka Wednesday, 13 December 2023 02:47 AM

Well done Tin Lord of Parliament, Loud mouth but No action Disgraceful guy

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Governing System Reset Needed Wednesday, 13 December 2023 05:59 AM

Governing system reset urgently needed! Perks of these fellas needs to be brought down tremendously. Definitely can’t go on in this manner!

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dana Wednesday, 13 December 2023 06:47 AM

We curse government ,not for tax us but their policy of tax, they increasing tax, knowing well, that it is unbearable to common people but they want to raise government income, so why they do not attempting to stop unnecessary payments to ex presidents and other politicians, which could actually possible at the end of next year, why not collecting due billions of unpaid loans,why not collecting controversial tax evasion by politicians associates and in addition let the parliamentarians to work without what so ever payments,for next couple of months,if people protest, you can lease police desabandu but in forthcoming election people will dump you in cesspit

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sam Wednesday, 13 December 2023 08:07 AM

Why not enjoy when other peoples money is available?

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Dee Wednesday, 13 December 2023 10:04 AM

We have two ‘Clowns’ fighting for presidency! Whichever one wins we can have a good laugh and probably end up loosing everything by the time the joke is done!

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:24 PM

Mad son is becoming extremely mad now. Anyone who goes near him will be in peril.

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