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Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
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Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
Featured Insight
Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
Featured Insight
Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
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Will the Increase in Cigarette Taxes Meet Budgeted Revenue?
On the 1st of Jan 2023, the government increased excises taxes on cigarettes by 20% as follows: Size Old Excise Tax per Cigarette New Excise Tax per Cigarette...
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Must continue raising taxes to stay in IMF prog.
Sri Lanka must continue to raise taxes to achieve a budget surplus excluding interest payments in 2025 and beyond as per the bailout plan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bloomberg Intelligence said.
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CBSL had a day one loss of over Rs. 760 b through...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) faced a Day One Loss of over Rs. 760 billion due to restructuring approximately Rs. 2.5 trillion worth of CBSL debt through the Domestic Debt Optimization (DDO) initiative.
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Tourism rakes in US$ 462 mn in first three months
Sri Lanka has earned US$ 462 million from tourism in the first three months of this year. If the trend continues, by the end of this year, the tourism industry is expected to generate over US$ 2.5 billion in revenue, Tourism Ministry Secreta...
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Disparity in personal income tax burden...
Sri Lanka's personal income tax burde...
‘Asset Declarations Penalty Calculator’...
The Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 int...
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The comparison of Sri Lanka’s perso...
2023 Budget's revenue target missed by L...
The Ministry of Finance Annual Report, re...
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In 2023, for the first time in history, t...
How did the government revenue rise by 5...
The Central Bank's Annual Economic Re...
Revenue Foregone by Government Due to Ta...
For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to Mar...
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Earnings from Tourism: Are we getting it right?
Sri Lanka is expecting the earnings from tourism to play a significant role in driving the recovery of Sri Lanka’s foreign currency. However, there are important concerns accuracy of the estimated earnings from tourism....
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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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Why Tracking the IMF Programme Implementation is o...
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 ec...
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