2020 Mid-year fiscal performanceLatest figures released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka show ....continue reading
Sri Lanka’s Fiscal Performance (2020 vs 2019)Latest figures released by Ministry of Finance show that the first ...continue reading
Sri Lanka’s already lagging Tax/GDP ratio likely to decline in 2020Sri Lanka’s Tax/GDP ratio has been declining with further declines ...continue reading
Consistent revenue shortfalls lead to more borrowings and less spendingThe deviation in government revenue from the estimated ...continue reading
The budget deficit has increased in 2019: With lower revenue and higher expenditureThe recently released figures for 2019 show that government ...continue reading
Changes in Special Commodity Levy (SCL) on Essential GoodsOn 22 May 2020, Sri Lanka made significant changes to the SCL.continue reading
Cigarette Taxes: The cost of failureThe Government proposed a policy to systematically index ...continue reading
Cigarette Taxation: 20 billion extra revenue in 2020, if indexation is implementedThe Sri Lankan government is facing a budget and revenue crisis ...continue reading
Sri Lanka’s fiscal indicators before COVID-19Does Sri Lanka have the fiscal space to deal with COVID-19?continue reading