(UTV | COLOMBO) – Through the implementation of the new tax policies by the government, migration of professionals from the country has increased and it could plunge the health and other sectors into precipice, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said.
Addressing the media, GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said the parliamentarians and party leaders have a huge responsibility to submit amendments to the tax policy contained in these submissions.
“It is clear and there is nothing to hide that the tax policies were implemented as per the policy and conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). If not, would a government perform such a hara Kiri? As a government, they know how protests are organized against them over such activities,” Dr. Aluthge said.
It has been the opinion of many who have analysed that the government has to implement these types of tax policies due to pressure from IMF policies, he said.
As a result of these tax policies, the country is heading to a stone age era, where there are no knowledge of professionals. Many doctors, accountants, and engineers in various fields are leaving the country.
This situation is badly emerging in peripheral hospitals, especially in the northern, eastern, and southern provinces. Most specialist doctors are leaving the country. As a result, most of the peripheral hospitals are about to close. The decision to leave the country has become the best for the sake of the families of those professionals.
Therefore, the GMOA has decided to inform all parliamentarians through a written request to take immediate action to curb such situation.