Tourism Ministry condemns “misleading statements” from MATI over economic reform
11 Aug 2011, 10:25 AM
The Tourism Ministry has condemned the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) for “making statements to media outlets in a way that misleads the public about the government’s economic agenda”.
In a statement, the Ministry claimed that “MATI’s misleading statements in various media recently about the tax bills of the government’s economic reform agenda imply that the government’s efforts were undertaken without consulting officials from the tourism industry.”
The Ministry said it had “consulted a number of parties active in the tourism sector and sought advice for shaping the tax bills so that it would not be a disproportionate burden on the industry.”
“After these consultations, the Ministry is assured that businesses in the tourism industry support the reform agenda. Likewise, those in the front ranks of the tourism industry as well as MATI support it. Therefore, [the ministry] regrets an organisation like MATI making statements that are contrary to the advice and suggestions of senior industry leaders.”
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