Budget speech 2021 to be presented today
Nov 17, 2020 (LBO) – The Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa will present the second reading of the Appropriation Bill for service …
Nov 17, 2020 (LBO) – The Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa will present the second reading of the Appropriation Bill for service …
Nov 12, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka can manage the current debt obligations without seeking the help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), State Minister of …
Nov 12, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday proposed to increase the borrowing limit stated in the Appropriation Bill …
Nov 10, 2020 (LBO) – The Annual Budget Seminar organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) will be held on Thursday, 19th …
Jul 31, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank on Friday categorically stated that media reports about the CBSL projecting a sizable contraction in GDP and a …
Jun 05, 2020 (LBO) – The Open Budget Survey (OBS) scores countries on the openness of their budget process and is the world’s only independent assessment …
Feb 08, 2020 (LBO) – IMF staff concluding a visit to Sri Lanka said that the country's primary deficit could widen further to 1.9 percent of GDP in 2020, due …
Jan 22, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry announced the list of tax changes introduced in the proposed Inland Revenue Amendment Bill which is to be …
Jan 01, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Inland Revenue Department has issued a new circular to banks and financial institutions detailing the new Withholding Tax …
Dec 19, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Negative from Stable and …
Dec 10, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s recently announced tax cuts will likely shave off 560 billion rupees from government income in 2020, launching its equity …
Dec 06, 2019 (LBO) – Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Dr. Dushni Weerakoon this week highlighted the critical role …
Dec 02, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry says that the recent tax reforms constitute a much-needed transformation in the country’s tax system to …
Nov 29, 2019 (LBO) – The government is to make a policy statement as to how the recently introduced fiscal stimulus would be accommodated within a stable …
Nov 29, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank observes that the recent tax revisions would support lower inflation and higher economic growth in the short …
Nov 27, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of Ministers has given its approval to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) and various other taxes, Co-Cabinet …
Oct 30, 2019 (LBO) – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has identified twelve (12) areas as priority areas for Sri Lanka's economic development in the 2020-25 …
Oct 23, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera today presented the Vote of Account for the first four months of 2020 in the …
Aug 30, 2019 (LBO) – Moody's Investors Service says in a new report that the credit profile of Sri Lanka (B2 stable) reflects ongoing government liquidity …
Aug 14, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to present a Vote on Account (VoA) to allocate state expenditure for the first quarter …