Sri Lanka’s new tax regime has both its defenders and detractors. Critics who are opposed to progressive taxation said it serves as a disincentive to industry and capital which can be invested in business. They call for a flat rate of taxation where everyone is taxed at the same rate, irr...
and though there may be some cases where breadwinners could be taxed more equitably, overall, Sri Lanka’s tax rates remain low and are not unfair. (Colombo/Mar17/2023)
COLOMBO, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government announced on Tuesday that it has decided to amend five taxation acts in order to hike tax rates to bring the government revenue back to 2019 levels. The tax rate hike is expected to involve value added taxes. Inland Revenue Act, No....
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Real interest rates Sri Lanka 2010-2019 Published byStatista Research Department,Nov 4, 2024 The real interest rate in Sri Lanka increased by 0.1 percentage points (+1.44 percent) in 2019. Therefore, the real interest rate in Sri Lanka reached a peak in 2019 with 7.1 percent. Nevertheless, ...
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The overall economic contraction during the nine months ending September 2023 coupled with tax hikes aimed at supporting fiscal consolidation; and elevated price levels and interest rates resulted in strained balance sheets of economic agents.
On Nov. 27, Sri Lanka announced wide ranging tax reliefs including a reduction of Value Added Tax from 15 percent to 8 percent and reduction of telecommunications levies from 30 percent to 5 percent. Strategic sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, livestock and IT were made tax exempt while ...
Retail Banking and Wealth Management – Sri Lanka There are a number of substantial changes being made by financial regulators, governments and banks to ensure the protection and long-term safety of both the financial system and our customers’ interests. One of these regulations is the Foreign Ac...
Sri Lanka defaulted in 2022 and its currency collapsed to 360 from 184 after two years of tax and rate cuts to close what growth-happy state economic bureaucrats said was a ‘persistent’ output gap. Instead, the economy was hit by the worst contraction in post-independence history amid a ...