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Sri Lanka failed 2 IMF commitments & met 25 by end-April
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Sri Lanka failed 2 IMF commitments & met 25 by end-April
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Sri Lanka failed 2 IMF commitments & met 25 by end-April
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Sri Lanka failed 2 IMF commitments & met 25 by end-April
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Sri Lanka's Unique Revenue Problem
Tax to GDP and GDP per capita for most South Asian countries shows a positive relationship as can be show by the infographic below. For example Bhutan had a tax to GDP of 10% in and GDP per capita of 4% in the year 2000....
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DailyFT
Mixed trends in manufacturing and service sectors...
The manufacturing sector displays subdued performance across all sub-indices, particularly affecting the textile and apparel segment due to a lack of new orders. Conversely, the service sector showcases promising trends with increased new bu...
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EconomyNext
Sri Lanka 2021 imports surge to 20.6bn amid contro...
Sri Lanka’s imports surged to 2.2 billion US dollars in December 2022 from around 1.6 to 1.7 billion US dollars in earlier months, while full year imports rose to 20.6 billion dollars, higher than the 19.9 billion US dollars in the pre...
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Daily FT
Tax Amnesty Bill: A quick fix for budget gap?
Tax amnesties have the potential to encourage corruption and money laundering. They could weaken law enforcement in such grey areas, as income tax officers are prohibited to investigate the perpetrators of white-collar crimes who benefit fro...
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Tobacco Policy: Mitigating the Influence...
The Hidden Side of Cigarette Pricing
The media in Sri Lanka has often misrepre...
Who is responsible for Alternative facts...
The term ‘Alternative Facts’...
Fixing Sri Lanka's Revenue Problem is a...
Taxes are the key source of government revenue. Normally, the tax shar...
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Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2024
The Appropriation Bill for 2024 was presented to Parliament on the 5th of October, ahead of the budget speech in November.The Appropriation Bill shows that there is a 12%...
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The Best Next Step for Improving Tax Collection
This article was compiled by Sumini Siyambalapitiya. Sumini Siyambalapitiya is a former Lead Analyst in the Economics team of Verité Research and se...
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The Rise Of The Zombie Firms: The Problem With Rec...
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the Univers...
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