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Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
Featured Insight
Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is of Public Interest
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel and Raj Prabu Rajakulendran. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms. Raj is a Lead Economist within the Economic Research Team at Verité Research. He specializes in providing in-depth analysis and expert insights on Sri Lanka's macroeconomic conditions and policies. His research areas include public finance, macroeconomics, debt sustainability, and economic governance.
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Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of State Salaries
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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Daily FT
Salary increase for striking public servants would...
The salary demands of striking public servants would require increasing the VAT from the current 18% to between 20%-23%, which is not viable. This highlights the significant fiscal challenge and the necessity for sustainable...
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The Morning
Treasury owes Rs.108 b to senior citizen deposits
Sri Lanka's Treasury owes Rs. 108 billion to banks for higher interest rates on senior citizen deposits, terminated during the economic crisis. Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minis...
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Ceylon Today
Finance Minister submits progress report for 2020
The Minister of Finance submitted the Report containing the physical progress of the projects implemented by the line ministries through the Capital Budget in 2020 to the Cabinet yesterday (01), as required by a cabinet decision dated 25 April 2018.
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How does the supplementary estimate of L...
The supplementary estimate of Rs. 200 bil...
How did the Government Finance its Expen...
Details on the government expenditure and...
Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Evaluating...
This report assesses the extent to which...
What does the Government’s acquisition o...
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) Re...
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The National Policy Framework: Vistas...
Incorrect accounting measure understates...
The government spent only 6% of the Ituk...
On the 23rd of March 2020, President Gota...
Has the Government Fulfilled its Policy...
The National Policy Framework: Vistas...
Government Expenditure of Women’s Develo...
The 08th of March 2021 was International Women’s Day. How much has the gove...
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Sri Lanka's Fiscal for Targets for 2023
Sri Lanka Budget 2023: Government revenue is expected to be 11.3% of GDP in 2023, according to projections in the Budget 2023.
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What Caused the Rise in Tax Revenue from 2021 to 2...
In the Central Bank's Annual Report for 2022, the government's revenues witnessed a notable surge of 38%, soaring from Rs 1,484 billion to Rs 2,013 billion. A c...
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Revenue Foregone by Government Due to Tax Concessi...
For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported on 31 March. The...
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