Sunday leader mix up ITN with SLBC
Nov 23, 2015
Yesterday the 22nd the Sunday Leader newspaper revealed that the Independent Television Network (ITN) has to pay a sum of Rs. 80 million tax arrears. The newspaper further revealed that ITN is suffering an financial crisis and all its bank accounts has been ceased by the Inland Revenue.
According to news reaching us the news published is false and the reporter who published this news has mixed up SLBC with the ITN.
A director board member of the ITN told us that their institution is not faced with any financial crisis. He further said there is no problem in paying the wages to its employees and they don’t have any necessity to take help from any other government institutions. He said that his institution has paid the required taxes and apart the wages the institution is capable of paying a Rs. 75,000 bonus to its employees.
According to information reaching us although ITN is currently stable the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) are currently going through a serious financial crisis.
A director board member of the ITN told us that their institution is not faced with any financial crisis. He further said there is no problem in paying the wages to its employees and they don’t have any necessity to take help from any other government institutions. He said that his institution has paid the required taxes and apart the wages the institution is capable of paying a Rs. 75,000 bonus to its employees.
According to information reaching us although ITN is currently stable the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) are currently going through a serious financial crisis.
