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The government will honour the Supreme Court's decision preventing withholding any funds allocated to conduct Local Government Polls 2023 and will proceed accordingly, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
He said everyone should respect the court's decision.
"It can be the Ministry of Finance, the government or an institution, It is everyone's responsibility to act on the court's decision. According to the court decision, we have to align expenses," he said.
Supreme Court three-judge-bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Janak De Silva and Priyantha Fernando yesterday issued an interim order preventing the Treasury Secretary, the Attorney General who is representing the President and any other state official from withholding any funds allocated for the polls.(DSB)
Lack of tax payments from judges Saturday, 04 March 2023 06:56 PM
When it comes to finding what not to pay through, how about not paying those who are flaunting legal tricks not to pay their due taxes. The judges of Sri Lanka. Government can make example of them by not paying their salaries until they manage to raise the amount required for the election. The Supreme Court judges will find soon about the petition saying judges are above others has made them guilty of not paying tax like all others on similar incomes.
ravin Saturday, 04 March 2023 07:39 PM
Hilarious ha haa........... . Do you have any other option? Tight your amude well.
BUSHEL Saturday, 04 March 2023 08:15 PM
Although you say like this Sill you may be thinking yourselves "must give another try to stop this
Vernon Saturday, 04 March 2023 08:40 PM
So what you say is that you all were blocking the holding of elections till now.
Lanka Saturday, 04 March 2023 09:02 PM
Ranil has done the most stupid thing in Srilankan Politics...With his influence and order the local elections may have been postponed..so he must be counting his name sm
joshua Saturday, 04 March 2023 09:14 PM
This state Minsiter has to be told by Courts what he has to do. What kind of people we have in that house?
ඩේසි ආච්චිගේ මැණික් විකුණල හරි සල්ලි දෙන්න Sunday, 05 March 2023 05:10 AM
But Ranil said government has no money. Did you find a menik malla? Are you going to borrow again from Bangladesh? Ranil who thinks that he is al mighty can ignore the Sup? reme Court
Ranjith Sunday, 05 March 2023 08:08 AM
President tried everything to postpone because UNP was heading for huge defeat at the elections at all costs we have to fight for our rights irrespective of which party wins the election, let the people decide.
Ranjith Sunday, 05 March 2023 08:12 AM
It is up to the government to collect their revenue, government is failing due to corruption within the government, people deserve an election.
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