The Finnish government submitted a bill to parliament on 10 November 2016 for ratification of the Finland- Sri Lanka Income Tax Treaty (2016), signed on 6 October 2016 in Colombo. The new treaty will be replaced by the existing Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1982) when it will in force and effective.
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