Minister slams newspaper for fake news on Tax on migrant workers

Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando informed the Parliament that misinformation has been spread by a local newspaper claiming that the government has decided to impose a tax on remittances by Sri Lankan migrant workers. 

Addressing the Parliament today, Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando said that the Sunday newspaper claims that a 15% tax will be imposed on remittances of Sri Lankan migrant workers under the 2025 Budget. 

He pointed out that at a time when the 2025 Budget had been presented and passed in Parliament, this was an attempt to cause harm to the reputation of the government and himself, as the Deputy Minister of Economic Development.

Claiming that the newspaper article had violated his Parliamentary privileges by quoting him, he called on the Parliament to bring the matter before the Parliamentary Privileges Committee to investigate and take appropriate action against the newspaper. (Islandnews)