COLOMBO (News 1st); The European Union has decided to provide grants to support small tourism businesses. 

Accordingly, the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has taken the initiative to provide 60 million rupees in grants to support small tourism businesses.

The first three companies received their grants earlier this week under the EU-funded tourism resilience project.

.@EU_in_Sri_Lanka is providing LKR 60 mn in grants to support small tourism businesses, in partnership with @sltda_srilanka. The first three companies received their grants earlier this week. This is part of the EU-funded Tourism Resilience Project. pic.twitter.com/V7cKJBtJ0Y

— EU in Sri Lanka (@EU_in_Sri_Lanka) April 23, 2022

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