ECONOMYNEXT – Clearance of aid for Sri Lanka’s Ditwah victims will be expedited and exempted from import taxes and levies when addressed to the Disaster Management Centre, the Customs chief said. “We have special teams of officers stationed at the Katunayaka airport and Colombo port to handle these donations expeditiously,” Seevali Arukgoda – Director General of Customs said. This was to avoid what happened in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, when aid was pocketed by unscrupulous forces, Arukgoda claimed. “We will follow a transparent method so that the donors can be kept informed.” For smooth and expeditious clearance process,…
Sri Lanka asks foreign donations be sent to disaster centre for tax free clearance
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