The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma – Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
The Deputy Minister outlined Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/30 and No. 2421/41, stating they were intended to support due process and development objectives. He explained that several airport-related concessions had expired between December 2024 and March 2025, and proposed extending them for one year, including a reduced embarkation fee at Mattala and a 50 per cent reduction to USD 30 for passengers using Bandaranaike, Ratmalana, and Jaffna airports.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Items taken up for debate today were published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/30 dated 31 December 2025 and Gazette Extraordinary No. 2421/41 dated 31 January 2025. These aim to ensure due process and support development in line with our mandate.
¶ 02 First, Gazette No. 2421/30 concerns international airports: Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana, and Jaffna International Airport. Certain concessions previously in effect have expired. The embarkation fee concession expired in December 2024; privileges at Bandaranaike and Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana expired in March 2025; Jaffna’s in February 2025.
¶ 03 Given the sector’s needs, we propose to extend for another year the reduction of the approximately USD 60 embarkation fee for passengers at Mattala, and a 50% reduction—from USD 60 to USD 30—for passengers and tourists using Bandaranaike, Colombo International Airport Ratmalana, and Jaffna.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma – Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2025. No. 1749121318003248. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8094