Colombo, April 4 -- In the wake of the reciprocal tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump, SJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva urged the government to suspend next week's scheduled amendment on SVAT removal for exporters as an urgent relief until things settle.

He said in a post on X that he was willing to help figure a way forward on the new tariffs if President Anura Kumara Dissanayake desired to seek his support.

"This crisis is national. Fallout could be huge. My position has always been Sri Lanka must break (tariff) walls and build (trade) bridges," he said.

"It was only yesterday I argued at BIMSTEC Dialogue that unless countries like Sri Lanka undertake major trade and investment reforms, we will not be able to integrate with the reg...