Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena endorsed the certificate on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill today (19).
The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill was passed by a majority of votes after a debate in Parliament earlier this month.
Following the debate on the second reading of the bill held on 09th December, a division was called by the opposition. Accordingly, 83 votes were cast in favour of the Bill and 41 votes were cast against it.
A division was also called for during the debate on the Third Reading of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill by the Opposition to which 79 votes were cast in favour of the Bill and 36 votes were cast against it.
Accordingly, Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill comes into force as Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act No. 45 of 2022 from today. (NewsWire)