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Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
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Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
Featured Insight
Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
Featured Insight
Is Maldives going down Sri Lanka's path?: Concern on Budget Deficits
The graphs below depict the Primary Balances and budget balances as a percentage of GDP for Maldives and Sri Lanka. Besides 2017 and 2018, Sri Lanka’s annual Primary Balance has consistently been a deficit with 2021 reporting the largest deficit of 6 percent. Maldives follows a consecutive negative trend in their Primary Balance with the largest deficit of 21 percent in 2020. These numbers signal a similar path to Sri Lanka for Maldives in terms of their Primary Balances. When looking at Budget Balances, Sri Lanka and Maldives appear to be following a similar trend. Both countries exhibit a similar trend of having large deficits. For both Maldives and Sri Lanka the largest deficits are seen in 2020, 23% for Maldives and 13% for Sri Lanka. Running persistent deficits would add a significant debt burden to the economy as they need to be financed by borrowing making it vulnerable to an economic crisis.
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Appropriation Act, No. 6 of 2019
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2019 ; TO AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDE SRILANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THEGOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATEDFUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS OF, OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF THEGOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THECONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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Appropriation Act, No. 6 of 2020
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2020; TO AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDESRILANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THEGOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATEDFUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS OF, OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF THEGOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THECONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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Appropriation Act, No. 52 Of 2011
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006, TO AUTHORISE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDE SRI LANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE ; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR ; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT, BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS OF, OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF, THE GOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES ; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUND ; AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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Appropriation Act, No. 7 of 2020 (2021 Budget)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2021; TO AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDESRILANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THEGOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATEDFUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS OF, OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF THEGOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THECONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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Appropriation Act (Amendment), No. 47 of 2014
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014 ; TO AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDE SRI LANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE ; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR ; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS, OF OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES ; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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Appropriation Act (Amendment), No. 23 of 2016
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016 ; TO AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDE SRI LANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE ; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR ; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS, OF OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES ; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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Appropriation Act, No. 24 of 2016
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016 ; TO AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDE SRI LANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE ; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR ; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS, OF OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES ; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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Appropriation Act, No 30 of 2017
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR2018 ; TO AUTHORIZE THE RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDESRILANKA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE; TO MAKE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THEGOVERNMENT DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS, OF OR AT THE DISPOSAL OF THEGOVERNMENT, OF MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH MONEYS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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