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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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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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Tourism earnings top US $ 500mn in first two month...
The earnings from tourism have exceeded US $ 500 million for the first two months of the year, with the industry generating an excess of US $ 300 million for the month of February.
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Economy nEXT
Sri Lanka excessive taxes on telecoms had hit rura...
Excessively high taxation of Sri Lanka telecom firms in recent years had hurt investment in rural areas but internet use had gone up sharply during the Coronavirus pandemic, the regulator said.In 2016 and 2017 telecommunication industry was...
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Insight on Revenue
Sri Lanka’s Fiscal Performance (2020 vs...
The latest figures released by the Ministry of Finance show that the f...
Sri Lanka’s already lagging Tax to GDP r...
Sri Lanka’s Tax/GDP ratio has been declining with further declin...
The budget deficit has increased in 2019...
The recently released figures for 2019 show that government revenue ha...
Consistent revenue shortfalls lead to mo...
The deviation in government revenue from...
Changes in Special Commodity Levy (SCL)...
On 22 May 2020, Sri Lanka made changes to...
Cigarette Taxes: The cost of failure
The Government proposed a policy to syste...
Cigarette Taxation: 20 Billion Extra Rev...
The Government could raise an extra Rs. 2...
Sri Lanka’s Fiscal Outlook 2020
The International Monterey Fund estimates...
Tax Revenue Categories
How could COVID-19 affect government reve...
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Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating has been downgrade...
Sri Lanka’s credit rating has been downgraded 7 times over the course of 7 years. 5 of those downgrades occurred since April 2020. In contrast, its regional peers have maintained their credit ratings.  ...
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Where's the promised land?
Land access has been identified as a crucial barrier which inhibits foreign direct investment (FDI) in Sri Lanka. Investment zones, primarily Export Processing Zones (EPZs), are significantly influential in attracting FDI however, Sri Lanka&...
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Summary: Budget 2024
The 2024 budget expects budget deficit for the year 2024 to increase by 19%.
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