Sri Lanka to consider tax waivers to support Tourism

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka will consider a tax amnesty program for the tourism industry in a bid to help companies recover from the Easter Sunday terrorist
attacks that killed more than 250 people, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said
The industry has requested tax waivers, including on the importation of security gear in the aftermath of the blasts that targeted
foreigners and churchgoers, Samaraweera told Bloomberg Television Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of Asian Development Bank meetings in
Fiji.