{"id":162032,"date":"2016-05-10T00:36:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T19:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=162032"},"modified":"2016-05-10T00:36:14","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T19:06:14","slug":"government-is-incompetent-cannot-run-the-country-chief-opposition-whip-akd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/government-is-incompetent-cannot-run-the-country-chief-opposition-whip-akd\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Is Incompetent, Cannot Run The Country: Chief Opposition Whip AKD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his government came under heavy criticism for their shortsightedness and for continuing to burden the public with revised taxes. Chief Opposition Whip and Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake<\/span><\/a> declared that with the revision of the Value Added Tax (VAT<\/span><\/a>), the government has shown that it is not only incapable of preparing a budget, but is incompetent to run the country.<\/p>\n

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Speaking in Parliament last week, Dissanayake also noted that the manner in which the VAT was increased was improper. \u201cThe Prime Minister cannot just come to Parliament and announce that VAT is going to be increased from May 2. There is a procedure to follow. This government came into power promising democracy, but they are not even practicing that in Parliament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dissanayake said that it was obvious that the government was so short sighted that by December they did not realize that they will require additional income. \u201cThey got a two third majority for the national budget, and now they just make announcements and incorporate VAT revisions, as and when they please. No one approved this VAT revision. This should immediately be stopped and taken up for debate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dissanayake said that Wickremesinghe does not have the authority to come to Parliament and announce tax revisions according to his whims and fancies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government is so incapable \u2013 they can\u2019t even prepare a proper budget, by December they don\u2019t know they will need taxes. They have proved they are incapable of running the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n