{"id":12827,"date":"2024-08-20T05:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T05:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=12827"},"modified":"2024-08-29T05:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T05:01:53","slug":"did-anura-kumara-dissanayake-promise-to-remove-vat-from-all-items-if-elected-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/did-anura-kumara-dissanayake-promise-to-remove-vat-from-all-items-if-elected-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Anura Kumara Dissanayake Promise to Remove VAT from All Items if Elected President?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"style=\"background-color:#b6babf91\"><a href=\" https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/K4r6Egv9ZhC221z1bD3jn0\"> Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Sri Lanka&#8217;s presidential election approaches, a growing trend is noticed in the number of misleading posts targeting Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People&#8217;s Power (NPP), an emerging political force. These campaigns aim to undermine his credibility and the NPP&#8217;s growing influence by spreading false or misleading information about his policies, statements, and personal actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Posts\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media posts say Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), leader of the National People\u2019s Power (NPP), promised to remove all Value Added Taxes (VAT) from all items if he becomes president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfYa4GBgvOhy7mVKdnZU8zBnJF7r1Evo4TGl_bH6G3tGQWTxWi1FcQE_gJraYAwz5hQRe6TM9Wg6dYiPjlR2ZU3UsjPMAl0H0PFO3_4dC7-wujb9OW9TmF8I3GM9zV-w_T-KitaZIUCeluCEPrVZoV9CnvXCk0TZVWQUY8kZC58T08Oa7aArp8?key=eGnjVF3cAZdrIB2DFFNQSA\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:383px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/sapumalmoragoda\/posts\/10160175290072747?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/24rpj32k\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some compare this with Gothabaya Rajapaksha era tax relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdsxO-9yPvFnrglivcT3EvUHrUy8raLaXsWTmo0kSXgssFaAg1Mvx7zhlxS7ZALY9J9Dw7qKWFQLEfsFREQY5M-pyF-CxR6XxT1qqWkf65Z35Jg0sXPw-sUKsn5FHnly5DLYGe1uTKY6UPiqZJgCk-_UYZQ9U8XEqSQemsKAb8zph1zDQJ70nw?key=eGnjVF3cAZdrIB2DFFNQSA\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:461px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=472871942173347&amp;id=100083516356227&amp;mibextid=qi2Omg&amp;rdid=J5QUZvEbdl0xgp0g\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/28zbv9up\">Archived Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to do a fact-check on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fact-Check:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon careful observation of Anura Kumara&#8217;s recent speeches, it is evident that the claim does not accurately reflect what Dissanayake stated in one of his recent speeches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a political rally in Tangalle, Anura Kumara Dissanayake discussed removing Value-Added Tax (VAT) but did not state that VAT would be removed from all items under his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, Dissanayake addressed the VAT issue but did not suggest that he would remove it entirely from all goods and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He specifically mentioned removing VAT from health, education, and food items. The speech can be seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"\u0dad\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dbb\u0dd0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d9a\u0dbd \u0d9a\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjKgPabrAAA?start=1571&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dissanayake\u2019s promise focused on exempting VAT on essential items like health, education, and food rather than all items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is another instance of Anura Kumara speaking about abolishing the VAT component in the above sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"\u0ba4\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc1, \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd - \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQNH6A8a7Xw?start=191&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, several items are already VAT-exempt under current Sri Lankan regulations in the health, education, and food sectors. Details about it can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.lk\/api\/file\/f6dcd174-2c78-4941-ba57-e1f1a376edd2\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also important to note that many products in these sectors are already exempt from VAT, and his proposal would likely continue or slightly expand these exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The misunderstanding may stem from past tax cuts by former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, which included broad VAT reductions, leading to economic challenges for Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\"><strong>Google News<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The claim that Dissanayake promised to remove VAT from all items is false. 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