Speaker of Sri Lanka parliament decides to take the votes for four controversial bills again

The Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara today announced at the Sri Lanka parliament that four of the five tax bills that were declared passed on September 06 amid chaos should be put forward to the committee stage again in the House.

Stating that a bill would not pass merely since he stated that it was passed, the Speaker said only the No: 256-draft bill was passed in the House at the committee stage and the remaining four bills should be re-submitted for the committee stage.

The Speaker said that he took the decision after considering the facts furnished by the government and opposition MPs.

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