Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne says if Ranil Wickremesinghe was still serving as the President, Sri Lanka could have had a chance to remove the 44% tariff imposed on Lankan exports to the US through a single phone call.
Speaking during an interview with a YouTube channel, the former minister claimed that the tariff had been imposed during the Trump administration on the advice of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
He further stated that Elon Musk is one of the closest friends of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and that the strong friendship could have been used to negotiate relief for Sri Lankan exporters.
Rajitha Senaratne stressed that Sri Lanka lost that opportunity since Wickremesinghe is no longer the President.
He added that even if the 44% tax could not have been fully removed, it could have at least been reduced to around 24% if Wickremesinghe had remained in office. (Newswire)
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