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Port City’s Tax Gamble Puts Treasury Revenue under Pressure

Source: Lanka News
Category: Business
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: September 03, 2026 at 04:38

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Sri Lanka’s decision to offer sweeping fiscal incentives to 68 strategically important businesses inside Colombo Port City represents a calculated gamble: sacrifice immediate tax revenue in the hope of generating substantially larger foreign investment, employment and economic activity later. The gamble comes at a particularly sensitive moment for the Treasury. The 68 businesses have been […] The post Port City’s Tax Gamble Puts Treasury Revenue under Pressure appeared first on Lankanews.lk .

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