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Anuradha & Ravi avoid paying casino taxes

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1 year ago

September 25, 2023

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A complaint has been made to Central Bank Governor Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe over casino businessmen Anuradha Perera and Ravi Wijeratne holding positions on the boards of directors of Vallibel Finance and SMB Finance PLC.

In their complaint, Magen Ratata Organisation President Sanjaya Mahawatta and United National Self-Employed Traders Association President Charles said the two businessmen are on bail from Court No. 08 of the Colombo High Court for non-payment of casino taxes.

It is said that businessman Ravi Wijeratne has unpaid casino tax amounting to Rs.760 million.

They pointed out that people with such allegations are unfit to be directors of financial companies.

Mr. Mahawatta spoke to the media after making the complaint to the Central Bank on the 22nd.

Below is the written complaint.

Attached below is the document on Ravi Wijeratne’s unpaid taxes.

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President holds talks with ITAK MPs

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10 hours ago

December 4, 2024

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Parliamentarians from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) today (04) at the Presidential Secretariat.

During the discussion, the ITAK MPs brought to the President’s attention the longstanding challenges faced by the people in the Northern and Eastern regions.

Parliamentarians Sivagnanam Shritharan, Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam, Shanmugam Kugathasan, Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, Gnanamuthu Srineshan, Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran, Elayathamby Srinath, and Thurairasa Raviharan also attended the meeting.

(President’s Media Division)

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Govt. policy statement passed in Parliament sans vote

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10 hours ago

December 4, 2024

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The resolution on the Statement of the Government Policy presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on November 21 was passed unanimously in Parliament today (Dec. 04) without a vote.

The debate on the Statement of the Government Policy was held as a two-day debate from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm yesterday (Dec. 03) and from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm today.

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W.M. Mendis’ liquor manufacturing license to be suspended

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10 hours ago

December 4, 2024

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The liquor manufacturing license issued to W.M. Mendis & Co. Limited will be suspended from tomorrow (December 5) due to their failure to pay Rs. 5.7 billion in excise taxes and surcharges, the Excise department said.

Accordingly, as per the provisions Excise Ordinance Act, the Commissioner General of Excise has ordered to suspend the liquor manufacturing license issued to W.M. Mendis & Co. Limited effective from tomorrow.

The department further stated that measures have been taken to suspend the liquor manufacturing process from tomorrow (December 5) and to not renew the other licenses issued to the company from December 31 onwards if the company continues non-payment of tax arrears and surcharges.