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Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
Featured Insight
Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
Featured Insight
Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
Featured Insight
Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lanka Has Not Had One, For Three And A Half Decades
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. He is a non-resident academic fellow at Verité Research and member of Verité’s Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group. Professor Mick’s broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in developing countries.
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Tax concessions account for half of the budget deficit
All sorts of tax concessions (reported as “tax expenditure”)costs the government almost a trillion rupees a year in potential revenue. In the financial year 2023/24 the tax expenditure statement published by the gove...
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Sri Lanka state workers, military given Rs107bn in...
In April, Sri Lanka's Treasury released 107 billion rupees to state workers for their salaries, which includes an increment, as announced by State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. The usual monthly salary bill amounts to aro...
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Daily Mirror
PM promises a new budget with capital expenditure...
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who met yesterday with representatives from the Chambers of Commerce, the Treasury and Economic Advisers, said a new budget would be presented with proposals for the significant reduction of capital expend...
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Ceylon Today
17 State-run institutions show total loss of LKR 1...
It is reported that 17 of the 52 State-run institutions, including the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), have registered losses totalling Rs 131.62 billion in 2020.
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Insight on Expenditure
Allocation of Government Expenditure fro...
On 10th March 2020, the government issued a circular a...
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 relief compared to...
In March, the Government of Sri Lanka ann...
Open Budget Survey 2019
Government budget decisions – what...
Where do government salaries go?
The government spends 22% of its total ex...
What Happens When a Government Body Runs...
When a government body runs out of money,...
Budget Promises 2018: Are Ministries Com...
The RTI Act guarantees citizens the right...
Budget Promises 2018: Most Responsive In...
Are our ministries open about the progres...
Budget Promises 2018: Most Closed Instit...
Are our ministries open about the progres...
Budget Promises 2018: Openness of Promis...
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Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is eq...
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Expenditure Proposals: Budget 2024
Major expenditure proposals from the 2024 Budget.
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January 2025 Fuel Price Update: Market and Formula...
On 01 January 2025, the market prices of 92-octane petrol and auto diesel remained unchanged. However, the Public Finance Fuel Price Tracker indicates that both fuel types...
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