Necessity despite cost…

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A street hawker in Borella talks to a hands-free unit connected to her mobile phone. Sri Lanka, effective from May 2, jacked up call charges slapping value-added tax (VAT) and Nation Building Tax (NBT) on top of a Telecommunications Levy. Currently, the total effective tax on telephone charges stands at almost 50 percent

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Necessity despite cost…

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