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The Treasury is taking a second look at budget proposal to slap a new tax on equity trading, following howling protest by market players.rnrnrnrnrnrnProposals …
The Treasury is taking a second look at budget proposal to slap a new tax on equity trading, following howling protest by market players.rnrnrnrnrnrnProposals …
All pensioners are in for a New Year bonus, with a ten percent hike in pensions from January 1 2004, the Government announced in its budget on …
Sri Lankas 2004 budget is again breaking the lquote golden rule of budgeting, but its ambitious deficit target of 6.8 percent is more in line with the countrys …
The telecom watchdog won the first round against Mobitel on Wednesday, when the Court Appeal rejected a stay order put forward by the cellular operator.Mobitel …
A blocked nose and bad cold ridden throat could not keep away Finance Minister K N Choksy, adorned in a blue checkered tie, from walking down the pink carpeted …
Stockbrokers are sitting on a potential gold mine as a result of a new tax on equity trading proposed in the budget.rnrnrnrnrnrnNew Page 2rnrnrnrnrnA …
Sri Lanka Wednesday announced it was shedding 300,000 state-sector jobs and offered a generous severance package that will effectively pay employees to stay at …
Giving a leg up to the local tourist trade, the government plans to develop Maskeliya and Puttalam as a future hotspot for the travel trade.Finance Minister K …
The government is coming up with a series of housing loan packages targeted at different segments, to help spur a construction boom.The housing programmes will …
Personal tax exemption threshold would be raised to Rs 300,000 from the current Rs 240,000 and the income slabs widened, with effect from …
All public servants will get a 10 percent pay hike each month in the new budget or a minimum Rs.1250 increase, whichever is higher, at a cost of Rs.12.5 bn to …
The value added tax is to unified to a single 15 per cent rate from January 2004, from the current 10 and 20 per cent, while the government has abandoned plans …
The government unveiled grand policies to develop the Southern province with plans to develop an airport, a port and set up an oil refinery.Finance Minister K …
Two new export-processing zones will spring up next year, as part of the governments plans to spur economic activity.As Lanka Business Online reported on …
A new tax called Economic Service Charge (ESC) of one percent over turnover or assets will come into effect next year, in an attempt to net in firms not paying …
Finance Minister K N Choksy made the strongest statement yet that the government is committed to a strong rupee policy.ldblquote Sri Lankans have accepted with …
Sri Lanka enters the penultimate lap for its 2004 budget, with a great deal of apprehension as to whether Parliament will be dissolved on Tuesday …
Central Bank cut its 2004 GDP growth forecast to six percent from an earlier 6.5 per cent after factoring in current uncertainties in the peace process and the …
A Collection of Articles related to the 2004 Budget published on LBO rnrn rn rnrnChoksys Sweeteners rnrnrn17 November 2003 rnrnrnrnThe UNF …
Sri Lankas parliament Wednesday ruled as illegal the presidents suspension of the assembly two weeks ago and said it will disregard any future attempt to …