Will not permit removal of scrap metal from MV X-Press Pearl ship without tax payments: Siyambalapitiya

Published date07 February 2023
Publication titleDaily Mirror

Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minister of Finance, stated today that the ministry will not permit the removal of scrap metal from the "MV X-Press Pearl ship" without payment of applicable taxes.

The MV X-Press Pearl ship that caught fire in Sri Lankan waters sank in June 2021.

During a discussion with the President, State Minister Siyambalapitiya pointed out that if metal is removed from the ship within the territorial waters of this country, an import and export license must also be obtained for that.

There are about 48,000 metric tons of metal in the ship, and the minister said that Sri Lanka will get a significant amount of tax from...

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