Gayathri
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Independent Critic of Everything. 🇱🇰 Defender of the Truth.
Sri Lanka
Joined November 2014
I installed a rooftop solar system without a single rupee spent out of my pocket & now it’s paying for itself. Here’s how I did it. A thread 🧵 1/6
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RT @KaviSenu: රුපියල් කෝටි 4000 කට වඩා වටිනා සෞඛ්ය උපකරණ තොගයක් එංගලන්තයේ සිට ලංකාවට එවීම සඳහා නැව් ගාස්තු පමණක් ගෙවන ලෙස 2023 දී අපි රජයෙ…
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@r_evarts @LalindraPerera @gayaradesilva Nobody wants to. But if you want it urgently, this is the only way. Hopefully this will subside once the back log is cleared
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@RealJamesWoods Wait a minute. Being a Sri Lankan, I’ve never heard something like this happening. The money probably went into someone’s pocket
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@Rimash_shan Said that, an online payment system should only be implemented after an electronic point system for the license is implemented. Repeated offenders should be punished severely
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Thank god. Hope it changes here too. The Milo isn’t Milo with that shitty paper straw. Nobody is going to save the planet with a paper straw wrapped in plastic anyways
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@erangatennakoon The issue started off with the lack of passport books. Now the created backlog is the reason for the queues. This is similar to a bank run. When people think there is a shortage they run to stock even if they don’t need
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RT @NewsWireLK: Full list of 43 former government members who received compensation for property loss and damage during the 2022 Aragalaya…
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@Jaufarusadique @gayaradesilva Glad to be of help. I think after this method got popular, many people are trying it this way
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@4shade17 Yeah right. The biggest gateway drug is tobacco. Also, tobacco is highly addictive while cannabis isn’t. Also, hemp plant has multiple uses while tobacco is only for smoking. Why is tobacco legal and cannabis isn’t?
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@aguyonx12839 Tobacco is a legal drug. Why not weed. Plus, you can score weed anywhere in Sri Lanka even though it’s illegal. So legalizing for recreational use will earn government some tax money. Also, hemp contains very low THC levels so smoking it isn’t even the main use
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@Holunor That’s a stupid question. Growing hemp is illegal. How can one use it for anything if growing the plant itself is illegal
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@nomadic_sanjee @PresRajapaksa No. No formal request has been made. And there isn’t much NPP can do cus the house is occupied legally. NPP needs to amend the law or just let MR have this house
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@thapaleng So tell the NPP to take action officially instead of standing in front of a mic and telling us it’s wrong
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RT @nayibbukele: 40% of our prison population is already repaying its debt to society. In return, they receive a shorter sentence and lear…
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A personal vehicle provides freedom in a way that nothing else can. It makes you independent. It’s sad to live in a country where such a basic need has become an unattainable luxury
🚗 New Vehicle Import Tax Changes in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 First look at the latest vehicle import gazettes & tax rates: ⭕ Only RMV-registered importers can import. No personal imports. ⭕ No tax concession permit imports. ⭕ Luxury tax threshold increased from Rs. 3.5M ➡️ Rs. 5.5M–6M (Now the Finance Ministry can claim they have adjusted the luxury tax threshold in line with exchange rate change). ⭕ XID tax for EVs & plugin hybrids have massively increased: Rs. 8,500/kW ➡️ Rs. 18,500–144,900/kW depending on kW power. (210% - 1600%+ increase) - Basically they have offset the ignored luxury tax revenue by this. ⭕ Customs duty surcharge: 20% duty now effectively 30% (with 50% surcharge). ⭕ Total tax formula: 20% + 10% (surcharge) + 10% (PAL) + XID, × 18% VAT ⭕ Overall tax increase: 70%+ higher than 2019 (previously only XID applied). 💰 Winners: ✔️ Import & vehicle mafia, leasing companies ✔️ Second-hand market, current vehicle owners 💸 Losers: ❌ EV & plug-in hybrid advocates, Proponents of future-proof, eco-friendly policies ❌ Those expecting affordable vehicle prices 🔴 Biggest Losers: 😞 Govt servants & military personnel who waited 5+ years to use their permits. 🚨 Bottom line? The vehicle tax structure is now extremely revenue-focused, designed to squeeze every last cent, aimed at stopping dollar outflows, and blatantly anti-consumer, anti-EV, and pro-monopoly. For Sri Lankans, the dream of owning an affordable vehicle is now further than ever. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #VehicleTax #EV
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