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The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2023
This Avurudu, the cost of preparing a Kevili table has risen by 2.4 times since 2019. The basket of items one would usually find at Kevili table vary between households. Public Finance.lk used the following: Kokis - 20 pcs Bananas (Sour Plantains) -1kg Milk Rice – 10 pcs Aluwa – 15 pcs Butter Cake – 1kg Kavum – 20 pcs Dodol – 1kg Mun Kavum- 15 pcs
Featured Insight
The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2023
This Avurudu, the cost of preparing a Kevili table has risen by 2.4 times since 2019. The basket of items one would usually find at Kevili table vary between households. Public Finance.lk used the following: Kokis - 20 pcs Bananas (Sour Plantains) -1kg Milk Rice – 10 pcs Aluwa – 15 pcs Butter Cake – 1kg Kavum – 20 pcs Dodol – 1kg Mun Kavum- 15 pcs
Featured Insight
The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2023
This Avurudu, the cost of preparing a Kevili table has risen by 2.4 times since 2019. The basket of items one would usually find at Kevili table vary between households. Public Finance.lk used the following: Kokis - 20 pcs Bananas (Sour Plantains) -1kg Milk Rice – 10 pcs Aluwa – 15 pcs Butter Cake – 1kg Kavum – 20 pcs Dodol – 1kg Mun Kavum- 15 pcs
Featured Insight
The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2023
This Avurudu, the cost of preparing a Kevili table has risen by 2.4 times since 2019. The basket of items one would usually find at Kevili table vary between households. Public Finance.lk used the following: Kokis - 20 pcs Bananas (Sour Plantains) -1kg Milk Rice – 10 pcs Aluwa – 15 pcs Butter Cake – 1kg Kavum – 20 pcs Dodol – 1kg Mun Kavum- 15 pcs
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Sri Lanka's Unique Revenue Problem
Tax to GDP and GDP per capita for most South Asian countries shows a positive relationship as can be show by the infographic below. For example Bhutan had a tax to GDP of 10% in and GDP per capita of 4% in the year 2000....
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Daily Mirror
Excise earns Rs.93mn as revenue from fines in firs...
The Department of Excise has managed to make a staggering sum of Rs.93 million as revenue to the government from fines imposed on various offences and violations of the Excise Ordinance during the first five months of this year. ...
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Daily News
Record Export Revenue of US$ 15 Bn in 2021 - Merch...
Sri Lanka has recorded an export revenue of US$ 15.12 billion for 2021, according to Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena. This is an increase of 23 per cent compared to the previous year (2020), when the export revenue was reported to be...
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Sunday Times
IRD warns of more revenue loss; urgent tax reforms...
Secretary of the Inland Revenue Service Union (IRSU), told the Sunday Times that the IRD’s revenue had fallen from Rs1,025 billion in 2019 to just Rs 424 billion in 2020, due to the Government’s decision to drastically slash exis...
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Sri Lanka's Unique Revenue Problem
Tax to GDP and GDP per capita for most So...
Government Revenue Loss due to the Sugar...
The Special Commodity Levy (SCL) on impor...
Income Tax Calculator
Try out our new income tax calculator and...
Will the Increase in Cigarette Taxes Mee...
On the 1st of Jan 2023, the government increased excises taxes on cigarettes by 20% as follows:
Gazetted Taxes are 4.3ppt to 15.4ppt of...
The infographics provide details on how the recent personal income t...
Cigarette Taxation Formula – The Cost of...
In 2019 the government introduced a policy where taxes and prices on...
Sri Lanka's Government Revenue in 2021 C...
Government revenue in 2021 was only 41% of its expenditure, which wa...
Changes in Tax Structure Leads to Shrink...
Sri Lanka experienced a significant change in its tax system for the...
Tax on Sanitary Napkins
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Uncovering Sri Lanka's Debt Trail: Who owns Sri La...
The chart below depicts the ownership of Sri Lanka's external debt as at end of Sept 2022.
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How Long Did Sri Lanka Take to Secure its Board Le...
Sri Lanka's debt restructuring process has been a topic of concern for many, with delays in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) causing worry among investors and policymakers alike. In this infographic, we take a closer look at the time taken betwee...
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State of the Budget Report Estimates 14% Shortfall...
Sri Lanka is projected to fall short of its budget target on revenue to GDP (gross domestic product) for the 33rd consecutive year in 2024, according to the recently released ‘State of the Budget Report 2024’.
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