SRI LANKA TARIFFS
October 1st, 2003
SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKE
THE SRI Lanka Footwear Association is claiming that a protective tariff of SLRupees 100 (US$1.06) on every pair of shoes imported into the country is "gradually improving" the commercial health of its domestic shoe manufacturing industry. Association president Sarath Pathmalal welcomed the move and also the work of the government's new shoe industry task force.
THE SRI Lanka Footwear Association is claiming that a protective tariff of SLRupees 100 (US$1.06) on every pair of shoes imported into the country is "gradually improving" the commercial health of its domestic shoe manufacturing industry. Association president Sarath Pathmalal welcomed the move and also the work of the government's new shoe industry task force.
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