The tournament venue was not confirmed until mid-2005 when the Indian government agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act that tournament revenues would be free Releasing from tax ( the 2002 tournament had been due to be held Hold in India , but was switched Exchange to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted Preventing_or_letting ) .

Some feel there were several reasons for the Iraqi move , including Iraq 's inability to pay Commerce_pay the more than US $ 14 billion that it had borrowed to finance the Iran–Iraq War , and Kuwaiti high petroleum production levels which kept revenues down for Iraq .