Economic Affairs State Minister  Dr. Harsha de Silva today expressed shock and dismay at Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera's decision to reduce the income tax ceiling of doctors to 15%. 

"I am shocked!," de Silva tweeted, after news reports, quoting Heakth Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne, said the Finance Minister agreed to reduce the income tax ceiling on doctors. 

The announcement followed a discussion among the Finance Minister, the Health Ministers and specialist doctors, this evening.

"What about other doctors, pilots, lawyers? We had made some revisions n discussing expanding slabs so ALL hard working MIDDLE CLASS would BENEFIT; w progressive principle of taxation," de Silva tweeted.