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 Date: 2025-11-15   Answered 

0119/2025: REDUCTION OF TAX IMPOSED ON SUGAR: REVENUE LOST

Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,— To ask the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House of the —

(i) date on which the then government decided to reduce the tax imposed on sugar;

(ii) factors that influenced for such decision;

(iii) companies that have imported sugar into Sri Lanka after the tax that had been imposed on sugar was reduced;

(iv) tax revenue that was lost due to the decision mentioned in (i) above; and

(v) action that has been taken so far regarding the concerned fraud on the tax imposed on sugar?

(b) If not, why?

 

Asked Date

2025-11-15

Asked by

Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P.

Ministry

Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Legislature

Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Session

First Session

Question History

Answer

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Answered Date

2026-02-03

Answered by

Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera, M.P.





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