National chamber's budget seminar

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka will hold its budget seminar on November 13 from 2.15 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. at its auditorium in Colombo.

Nihal Fonseka, Chairman - Banking Insurance and Financial Services Committee of NCCSL and Director/GM/CEO - DFCC Bank will chair the seminar. The topics to be discussed are budget overview, changes to VAT in Budget 2008 and changes to the taxes in the budget. The speakers include Rienzie T. Wijetilleke, Chairman -HNB, Ms Lakmini, Nanayakkara, Partner - Ernest and Young, N.R. Gajendran, Senior Partner, Gajma and Co., Ms. D. G. P. W. Gunathilaka, Deputy Commissioner - Secretariat - Department of Inland Revenue, H. B. A.

Seneviratna, Commissioner - Strategic and Operational Planning - Department of Inland Revenue, S. R. Balachandran - Council Member - the NCCSL & Finance Director - Millers Ltd and Tilak Godamanna - Chairman - Importers Committee of the NCCSL and Managing Director - Ninehearts (Pte) Ltd.