The Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera - Deputy Minister of Economic Development
Nishantha Jayaweera sought parliamentary approval for regulations under the Port City Economic Commission Act. He said one regulation aligns Port City labour rights with a court decision, while another allows tourists to use the USD 2,000 duty-free allowance across four visits instead of a single visit, with the aim of increasing tourist spending in Sri Lanka and the State’s 7% share of duty-free turnover.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, today we seek approval for several key regulations under the Port City Economic Commission Act. The first aligns labour rights within the Port City with a court decision. The second expands duty‑free spending by tourists: previously USD 2,000 could be spent in a single visit; now this is expanded to four visits, aiming to increase in‑country tourist spend and the State’s 7% share from duty‑free turnover.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera - Deputy Minister of Economic Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19828