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Interim Budget or Secret Budget?
24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
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Interim Budget or Secret Budget?
24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
Featured Insight
Interim Budget or Secret Budget?
24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
Featured Insight
Interim Budget or Secret Budget?
24 expenditure proposals and 5 regulatory proposals were tracked in this assessment. Expenditure proposals refer to those proposals that involve capital expenditure by the government distributed across ministries etc. Regulatory proposals refer to those proposals that require legislative enactments or regulatory notifications (gazettes) to have effect.
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Insights and analysis on the 2023 IMF programme.
Sri Lanka met 46 IMF commitments and failed 12 by end-Nov
The transparency in Sri Lanka’s ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme improved in November following the publication of several supporting documents with the 2024 budget, according to the latest update of Verité Re...
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The Morning
IMF warns of high govt. domestic financing risks
The IMF warns that Sri Lanka faces high domestic financing needs in 2024, projected at 5.8% of GDP due to a large fiscal deficit and limited external financing options.
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Daily News
IMF highlights need to abolish Strategic Developme...
Emphasized the critical need for Sri Lanka to abolish the Strategic Development Projects Act to combat corruption and improve fiscal governance.
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Sunday Times
IMF advocates property tax and ending corporate fr...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommends Sri Lanka to increase tax collection, end corporate tax exemptions, and undergo macroeconomic reforms. Notably, it emphasizes securing agreements with private bondholders and China. Despite ob...
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Insight on International Monetary Fund
Completion of Past IMF Programmes in Sri...
Since becoming a member of the IMF in 1950 Sri Lanka has entered int...
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Change in Tariffs on Monthly Electricity Consumpti...
Electricity tariffs were initially revised in August 2022, which was the first revision since November 2014. However, in February 2023 tariffs were revised again (see table below).
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The Rise Of The Zombie Firms: The Problem With Rec...
This article was compiled by Professor Udara Peiris. Udara Peiris joined Oberlin in the fall of 2022. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at HSE University (at the department ICEF) in Russia and has taught at the University of Warwick, and the Univers...
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Sri Lanka in South Asia: 2nd in GDP, 5th in govern...
Sri Lanka lifted its government revenue to 13.5 per cent of GDP in 2024, the highest level in more than a decade. Yet, it still trails most South Asian neighbours in terms of government revenue.
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