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Sri Lanka extends deadline for tax return submissions after software malfunction

"This is not an act of sabotage."

December 1, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka in talks with ADB, World Bank for US$1.9bn in loans after IMF

Reform program to be backed bv credits

November 30, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka DDR uncertainty premium too high: CB Governor

We have a better understanding how we can treat domestic debt, what are the classes of debt

November 28, 2022 2 min read

Tax hikes could force Sri Lanka exporters shift to other countries - exporters

New tax hikes will be effective from December 1

November 26, 2022 3 min read
Sri Lanka Trotskyist beat the IMF to property tax decades ago, Minister says

A property tax was implemented even when N.M. Perera was the Finance Minister

Sri Lanka to sign Paris Club debt deals as fresh ISB talks to also start

Talks with sovereign bond holders later in the week

Sri Lanka will not tax learning; ill health to be taxed: FinMin

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will not tax education, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said, but spending by sick and aged p...

May 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankans asked to prepare for higher tax, price ‘pain’

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankans should be prepared for “some pain” as the government raises taxes and admin...

April 29, 2016 2 min read

IMF deal, state sector reforms seen boosting Sri Lanka growth

ECONOMYNEXT – Wide ranging reforms in the state sector that will include loss-making utilities like power and wat...

April 28, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka ex-President fires salvo on taxes

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa has slammed a 15 value added tax on health service and educatio...

April 28, 2016 8 min read

Sri Lanka seeks China funding for US115mn water supply deal with CATIC

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is to seek funding from China Development Bank and a domestic lender for a 115 million dollar wa...

April 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to stop giving tax holiday under BOI law: PM

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will stop giving tax holidays under Board of Investment Law and limit it to breaks available und...

April 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka guarantees, SOE debt, could 'significantly worsen' govt finances: Moody's

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's central government balance sheet could significantly worsen if it is called upon to repay cont...

April 26, 2016 2 min read

Pay no bribes to meet me: Sri Lanka's Finance Minister

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake Sunday announced uncovering a racket where visitors were as...

April 24, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rulers in exclusive club slapping VAT on education and health

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will join a club of states that charge value added tax from health and education spending by cit...

April 21, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka to exempt power, water from VAT: minister

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will not charge value added tax from power and water but telecom and health and education servic...

April 20, 2016 1 min read
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Sri Lanka aims primary surplus in 2018 under IMF deal, to suspend BOI law: report

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will suspend an investment promotion law that give sweeping tax breaks to companies and the budg...

April 20, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka may slap a lower annual franchise tax: report

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka may reduce 60,000 rupee (400 dollar) proposed annual franchise tax on incorporated bodies to 18,...

April 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka could get IMF deal in June

ECONOMYNET - Sri Lanka could get funds from an International Monetary Fund in June 2016, if a preliminary deal is reache...

April 18, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka can achieve economic transformation in New Year: PM

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka faces challenges but economic and social transformation that will bring prosperity, Prime Minist...

April 14, 2016 2 min read

IMF urges Sri Lanka to move fast on tax hikes announced in March

ECONOMYNEXT - The International Monetary Fund urged Sri Lanka to move fast on tax hikes proposed in a cabinet paper by P...

April 12, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka sets criteria to select chairmen, directors for SOEs

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is setting criteria for selecting appoints to state owned enterprises (SOEs) in a bid to improve...

April 8, 2016 2 min read

China Development Bank to set up Colombo office, AIIB team to visit Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - A team from newly-established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will visit Sri Lanka and China Developm...

April 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka capital gains tax in six months

COLOMBO, April 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has postponed a plan to reintroduce capital gains tax by six months, a senior off...

April 3, 2016 2 min read

No Sri Lanka VAT increase on April 01

ECONOMYNEXT - There is no increase in value added tax to 15 percent on April 01, a senior Treasury official said.

April 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to grow 5.3-pct in 2016 with IMF deal: ADB

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's economy will grow 5.3 percent backed by a deal with the International Monetary Fund and more t...

March 30, 2016 2 min read