Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-03-21

Economic Service Charge (Amendment) Bill

- The proposal made by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, the Minister of Finance to publish the draft Bill, prepared by the Legal Draftsman to amend the Economic Service Charge Act No.13 of 2006 incorporating the changes proposed by the Budget Proposal of the year 2016 and 2017 and given clearance by the Attorney General, in the Government Gazette and subsequently present it in Parliament, was approved by the Cabinet.