Hambantota Port: Two Gazettes to grant tax concessions passed

8 December 2017 08:40 pm

Two gazette notifications under the Strategic Development Projets Act to grant tax concessions to two Chinese companies to develop the Hambantota Port on a Public Private Partnership was passed in Parliament today with a majority of 65 votes.

Seventy two MPs voted in favour while seven parliamentarians voted against including five JVP MPs and two joint opposition MPs.