Mahinda on GSP+

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa issuing a communiqué stated,  that Sri Lanka Government is trying to establish an opinion  among the general public that the country’s future can be built on GSP Plus concession. But  he notes that a full import tax will be imposed on Sri Lankan goods exported to the European Union soon,  as the country has almost reached the cut-off per capita income of USD 4,035. The Government  is  misleading the general public,  that the country’s future can be built on GSP Plus concession.

The former President thus noted that the government should face reality and refrain from making false  promises to the people .
Instead  the Government would have  get  the people accustomed to the transition,  if the country had opted to remain receiving concessions under the GSP scheme.