10/’18
Hon. Kanaka Herath,— To ask the Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment,--
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) the number of Sri Lankans who are employed abroad including domestic service in the Middle-east;
(ii) the amount of foreign exchange sent by them to Sri Lanka monthly;
(iii) whether the government levies taxes from the money the migrant Sri Lankans send to Sri Lanka from their earnings abroad;
(iv) if so, such tax percentage; per month; and
(v) whether it is fair for the government to levy taxes from the money those workers earn under trying circumstances?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2018-09-04
Asked by
Hon. Kanaka Herath, M.P.
Ministry
Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
2
Taxes on Foreign Remittances
Answered Date
0000-00-00
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