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Opinion: Are Tax Concessions Really the Best Way to Attract Investment to Sri Lanka?

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Opinion: Are Tax Concessions Really the Best Way to Attract Investment to Sri Lanka?
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By Advocata Institute Attracting foreign investment is a priority for Sri Lanka as it seeks to strengthen growth, create jobs and expand exports. Yet the growing reliance on tax concessions deserves reconsideration. Preferential tax treatme.

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  • —By Advocata Institute Attracting foreign investment is a priority for Sri Lanka as it seeks to strengthen growth, create jobs and expand exports.
  • —Yet the growing reliance on tax concessions deserves reconsideration.
  • —Preferential tax treatment can encourage some investments, but it carries a fiscal cost, creates disparities between businesses and does not guarantee the benefits [].
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