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Sri Lanka parliament approves Environment Conservation Levy on mobile phones [1]

Sri Lanka parliament today approved the Environment Conservation Levy on mobile phones by a majority of 46 votes.

Total number of 57 MPs casted their votes in favor of the levy and only 11 parliamentarians were against it.

Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has opposed the new levy on mobile phones and main opposition United National Party members were absent for the voting.

Publication Date: 
06/03/2009
Colombo Page (Sri Lanka) [2]
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Parliament [3], Sri Lanka [4], Environment Management [5]

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