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How much debt is too much debt ? Sri Lanka’s debt has reached unprecedented levels in the recent past. Analyst Anushan Kapilan covers what debt is, how it can be measured and be quantified. This is the first episode of “PF Decoded” by PublicFinance.lk– a series breaking down key concepts related to public finance into a palatable format. Watch Part 1 of the video on
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PF Decoded : Episode 1
How much debt is too much debt ? Sri Lanka’s debt has reached unprecedented levels in the recent past. Analyst Anushan Kapilan covers what debt is, how it can be measured and be quantified. This is the first episode of “PF Decoded” by PublicFinance.lk– a series breaking down key concepts related to public finance into a palatable format. Watch Part 1 of the video on
Featured Insight
PF Decoded : Episode 1
How much debt is too much debt ? Sri Lanka’s debt has reached unprecedented levels in the recent past. Analyst Anushan Kapilan covers what debt is, how it can be measured and be quantified. This is the first episode of “PF Decoded” by PublicFinance.lk– a series breaking down key concepts related to public finance into a palatable format. Watch Part 1 of the video on
Featured Insight
PF Decoded : Episode 1
How much debt is too much debt ? Sri Lanka’s debt has reached unprecedented levels in the recent past. Analyst Anushan Kapilan covers what debt is, how it can be measured and be quantified. This is the first episode of “PF Decoded” by PublicFinance.lk– a series breaking down key concepts related to public finance into a palatable format. Watch Part 1 of the video on
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VAT to drive revenue growth in 2024
Sri Lankan budgets have consistently overestimated the capacity to raise revenue. Therefore, it is prudent to examine from where the 45% increase in revenue is expected. The chart above shows that more than half the increase (56%) is expecte...
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Daily Mirror
Exporter dollar conversion and surrender rules bri...
The Central Bank last week disclosed that it collects every month up to US$ 300 million from exporter dollar conversions and surrender requirements, which helps significantly to provide dollars to finance the essential imports such as fuel,...
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Daily Mirror
Govt. mulls regulating and taxing online trading p...
The government is contemplating on introducing a system to regulate the online trading platforms and bring some of them under its tax regime, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena told Parliament yesterday.
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Daily FT
Tax Amnesty Bill: A quick fix for budget gap?
Tax amnesties have the potential to encourage corruption and money laundering. They could weaken law enforcement in such grey areas, as income tax officers are prohibited to investigate the perpetrators of white-collar crimes who benefit fro...
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Insight on Revenue
Earnings from Tourism: Are we getting it...
Sri Lanka is expecting the earnings from tourism to play a significa...
Workers’ Remittances in 2021 Falls to 10...
Remittances reached a 10-year low in 202...
Budget Obfuscates Benefit From Cigarette...
Tax on Cigarett...
Erosion of the Tax Base: A 33.5% decline...
There has been a decline in Sri Lanka'...
Income Tax Threshold Changes
Sri Lanka’s perso...
Taxing the Digital Economy
The Minister of Trade, Mr. Bandula G...
How does Sri Lanka’s Corporate Taxes Com...
A recent proposal initiated by the G7 to introduce a global mi...
Port City Commission Bill Offers Wider E...
The draft version of the Colombo Port Cit...
Decline in government revenue for 2020
According to the Central Bank Annual Report for 2020, government reven...
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IMF Article IV Report – Key Issues and Recommendat...
Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, IMF holds bilateral discussions with its member countries every year. In 2021 IMF held discussions with Sri Lanka officials and the report was completed on Febru...
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Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR...
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IMF Programme: Performance Evaluation (February 20...
Sri Lanka verifiably failed to meet 33% of the commitments due by end-February 2024 in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, according to the February update of Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’....
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