Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called on the Atamastanadhipathi Ven.Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera on Saturday. Here the Premier offers lotus flowers to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya during his visit to Anuradhapura. Buddhasasana, Justice and Law Reforms Minister W.J.M.Lokubandara and other Ministers were present. (Picture by Ravindra Seneviratne)

Sweeping tax reforms

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

The Government will introduce sweeping reforms in its taxation regime amalgamated with incentives for private sector led growth through incentives for Foreign Direct Investments when the 2002 Budget is presented in Parliament on March 18, Finance Minister K.N. Choksy told the Daily News in a special interview yesterday.
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Customs bust another garments racket

By Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Customs officials have nabbed a garment factory owner in Colombo who had released a stock of readymade garments worth over Rs 12 million to the local market against Customs regulations.
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