A Ministry of Finance report submitted to the Parliament on July 22 revealed that the Easter Sunday serial bomb attacks (April 21) had caused a revenue loss of LKR 50 billion, reports Island. The report states, “The Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report 2019 submitted to the House revealed that an initial estimate on the impact of the Easter Sunday attacks on the government revenue in the short term indicates that the direct contribution to the government revenue by affected sectors such as finance, tourism, trade and construction, will come down by Rs [LKR] 50 billion approximately."