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Tag: import tax

Opaque import tax exemptions pave way for abuse: Report
BUSINESSMain Story

Opaque import tax exemptions pave way for abuse: Report

Sri Lanka’s import tax exemption schemes are too opaque, resulting in them being open to abuse and corruption, a case…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/2018
No increase in import taxes on food items – Finance Ministry
BUSINESS

No increase in import taxes on food items – Finance Ministry

The Ministry of Finance and Media announced that there is no truth in the news item published in certain media…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/01/201823/01/2018
Pakistan rice importers urge Sri Lanka to slash import taxes on rice
BUSINESS

Pakistan rice importers urge Sri Lanka to slash import taxes on rice

Pakistan’s influential and sole rice exporters grouping, Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has urged Sri Lanka to slash import…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/2017

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