The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister
The Deputy Minister stated that no institution had voluntarily registered under the relevant process, prompting inquiries with the Central Bank about its practicality. He also said that an Order to amend tariff lines under the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, linked to the Sri Lanka–Singapore Free Trade Agreement and a decision of the previous Government, would not be presented to Parliament that day. He explained that the new Government’s policy is to analyse the Sri Lanka–Singapore FTA and other trade agreements under discussion before proceeding.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 No institution has voluntarily come forward and registered. Therefore, we inquired from the Central Bank regarding its practicality.
¶ 02 The next matter is this. A notification has been brought to ratify a decision taken by the previous Government to amend tariff lines under the Ports and Airports Development Levy Act, particularly in relation to the Sri Lanka–Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Our stance, which is the new Government’s policy, is to conduct analysis on the Sri Lanka–Singapore FTA as well as all other trade agreements under discussion and provide that analysis. Therefore, that Order will not be presented to Parliament today.
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Cite as: The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27596