University Teachers Association goes before Supreme Court against Inland Revenue Bill

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Sabaragamuwa University Teachers Association today filed a Special Determination petition in Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed Inland Revenue Bill which is placed on the order Paper of Parliament on 21st of October.

The University Teachers Association and two senior lecturers filed this petition annexing relevant materials in order to illustrate how they would be affected by the proposed changes in the tax regime by the proposed Bill.

The petitioners alleged that the provisions of the Bill dramatically increase the tax burden on the members of their Association and cause a severe and deleterious impact on the academic staff members of the Universities of Sri Lanka. The petitioners further state that the proposed changes in the tax regime would drastically impact the public officers specially, high-ranked public servant, Judges and officers of the Hon. Attorney General’s Department.

The petitioners are of the view that the proposed Inland Revenue Bill in its entirety or any provisions of the Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution. Therefore, the petitioners are seeking a declaration that the bill in whole or in part thereby requires the approval by people at a referendum and requires a two-third majority in Parliament.

Sabaragamuwa University Teachers Association, Senior Lecturers Hasintha Rangana Wijesekera attached to the Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Naleen Indika Pussella attached to the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Faculty of Geomatics filed this petition through Attorney-at-Law Manjula Balasooriya.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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Mizaru Friday, 28 October 2022 03:04 PM

Time for the second and final Aragalaya.

Curiuos Friday, 28 October 2022 03:21 PM

Please let us after that ?????

sss Friday, 28 October 2022 03:10 PM

so they (the public sector employees) think only private sector employees who unlike them actually contribute to the economy should pay taxes?

abc Friday, 28 October 2022 05:59 PM

Actually the private is the main group avoiding taxes

Ram Friday, 28 October 2022 05:15 PM

Tax reforms are necessary but not ad-hoc. It must be planned for people to digest with ease. These reforms are likely to result in further brain drain

Athk69 Friday, 28 October 2022 05:33 PM

This draconian tax that will only suck the lifeblood out of the tax paying citizens excluding the politicians and their henchmen, must be stopped for the sake of survival.

Daily Mirror Humbug useless to give name Friday, 28 October 2022 10:26 PM

Minard Tell us your broad plans how you can get foreign currency and dollars to buy fuel gas and essential needed from International markets for people.Are you going to borrow? If so from whom. Or otherwise are you a dumb ass with banners and keep your bloody opinions

Lank Friday, 28 October 2022 10:57 PM

University academics exploit the government finance by making some forged claims for official tasks ...Many fraud activities are founded in some universities...there are many financial irregularities in university system in Sri Lanka .. all academics must be taxed if they take more one lakhs in Sri Lankan rupees ..or stop all claims made for any official duties such marking papers and setting papers and other official duties.. This is not about university salary but this about the future of this country

Mithula Perera Saturday, 29 October 2022 09:54 AM

Taxes are paid on individual income level and not on who you are or what you do. If the university teachers cannot understand this simple concept they should not be teaching

Quolp Saturday, 29 October 2022 09:52 PM

All those changes carrying forward by the government have been applied according to the order of the IMF, so you cannot win the case. Before the IMF bailout, Ranil must show the IMF a considerable income source of payback the sum they have intended to offer.

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