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Sanitary Napkins: Subjected to Unreasonably High Taxes
The total tax burden on Sanitary napkins is 47.1%, this is significantly higher than the tax burden of selected non-essentials items, gold jewelry, raw silk, golf clubs and gol...
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Sunday Times
Loss of Rs. 125m by giving PCR contract to a parti...
Disregarding average market prices, PCR testing kits had been bought from a bidder who quoted a higher price at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus causing a financial loss of more than Rs. 125 million, the Auditor General’s 20...
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Daily News
Rs.76 b spent so far on COVID vaccine imports
The Government has spent Rs. 76 billion this year alone to import COVID-19 vaccines, says State Pharmaceuticals Corporation Chairman Dr. Prasanna Gunasena.
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Daily News
Australia provides Rs. 952 m to strengthen COVID t...
The Australian Government has donated Rs.952 million worth of essential respirators to strengthen COVID treatment services. A stock of essential medical equipment including oxygen cylinders was handed over to the Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi yesterday...
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Sanitary Napkins: Subjected to Unreasona...
The Government Spent Only 10.6% of The I...
On the 23rd of March 2020, President Gota...
2021 Budget Allocations for Hospital Dev...
The total alloc...
Expenditure on the Health Sector (2010 –...
Has the Government Fulfilled its Policy...
The National Policy Framework: Vistas...
Budget 2021: Health
On the 30th November 2020, the Budget Debate for the M...
Health Sector Allocations, 2018 to 2021
The 2021 Sri Lankan Budget has allocated LKR 223,285 Mn to...
Have Governments Fulfilled their Health-...
Have consecut...
Itukama COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social...
On the 23rd of March 2020, President Gota...
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Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of State Salarie...
According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, 15% of total recurrent expenditure of the government will be spent on salaries for government employees for the year 2023.
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Sri Lanka's best kept secret
The lack of fiscal transparency is a key factor that contributed to the present crisis and loss of credibility of the government, both at home and abroad. Several commitments made by the government in its agreement with the International Mon...
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VAT to drive revenue growth in 2024
Sri Lankan budgets have consistently overestimated the capacity to raise revenue. Therefore, it is prudent to examine from where the 45% increase in revenue is expected. The chart above shows that more than half the increase (56%) is expecte...
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