Sri Lanka has little tax money left after paying state workers, economy in historic crisis: Bandula

“In 2020 the revenue of the government was 1,373 billion rupees,” Minister Bandula Gunawardena told parliament. “To pay the salaries of state workers 794 billion rupees are used. To pay pensions another 258 billion rupees are spent."

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2021-06-26

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