<p>The Sri Lankan High Commission in London has £371,003 in unpaid congestion charges and outstanding National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR), the UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt noted in a written statement to parliament this week. </p>
<p>“The majority of diplomatic missions in the UK pay the NNDR due from them," Hunt pointed out. </p>
<p>Sri Lanka's High Commission has an NNDR payment outstanding of £26,278 and unpaid congestion charges amounting to £344,725. </p>
<p>Other embassies also had notable outstanding payments, including the Indian High Commission, the US embassy and the Chinese embassy. </p>
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