COLOMBO (News 1st); The Professionals Trade Union Collective will meet with the President's Secretary on Friday (17) morning.
The PTCU is a collective of over forty trade unions that is against the government's new tax regime.Friday's (17) meeting is to be held ahead of the meeting the Professionals Trade Union Collective will have with the President.Spokesperson for the Government Medical Officers Association Dr.
Chamil Wijesinghe told News 1st that proposals by the Professionals Trade Union Collective on the tax policy, and the letter sent to the GMOA by the President's Secretary will be discussed.In the meantime, the Federation of University Teachers' Associations is continuing its strike action for the ninth consecutive day.FUTA Chairman, Professor Shyama Banneheka speaking to News 1st that the response by the government towards their issues cannot be accepted.According to Dr.
Suren Raghavan, the State Minister of Higher Education, around Rs. 2 Billion that was allocated for the universities had gone to waste as a result of the strike launched by the Federation of University Teachers' Associations.He said the FUTA strike would also lead to a situation where the time spent by students to complete their degree programs would be further extended.Sri Lanka's Examination Department said that the evaluation of answer scripts of the G.