Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused the government of failing to fulfil its promise to remove VAT on school supplies, healthcare and essential food items.

He made these remarks in Parliament today during a discussion with MPs D.V. Chanaka and Chanaka Madugoda.

Rajapaksa said the government had failed over the past two and a half years to introduce effective programmes to reduce the cost of living, ease the financial burden on families and lower the cost of education for schoolchildren.

He claimed that inflation had exceeded 8% and was expected to rise further this month.

Commenting on the President's recent statement that no taxes had been increased during his ...