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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 serves at FactCheck.lk. Her work at Verité Research spans across socioeconomics, public policy and public finance. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics/Economics and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies from Lafayette College USA. She is currently reading for Economic Policies for the Global Transition (EPOG+), an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in economics, supported by the European Union.
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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 serves at FactCheck.lk. Her work at Verité Research spans across socioeconomics, public policy and public finance. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics/Economics and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies from Lafayette College USA. She is currently reading for Economic Policies for the Global Transition (EPOG+), an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in economics, supported by the European Union.
Featured Insight
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 serves at FactCheck.lk. Her work at Verité Research spans across socioeconomics, public policy and public finance. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics/Economics and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies from Lafayette College USA. She is currently reading for Economic Policies for the Global Transition (EPOG+), an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in economics, supported by the European Union.
Featured Insight
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 serves at FactCheck.lk. Her work at Verité Research spans across socioeconomics, public policy and public finance. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics/Economics and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies from Lafayette College USA. She is currently reading for Economic Policies for the Global Transition (EPOG+), an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in economics, supported by the European Union.
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