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Government introduces new expenditure and relief through supplementary budget
On 05 December 2024, the government presented supplementary estimates totalling LKR 219.4 billion for the year, which was not included in the original 2024 budget. Supplementary allocations are typically introduced to address unforeseen emer...
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Daily News
President directs Govt institutions to limit expen...
On the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake has informed all government institutions to strictly adhere to the Circular issued by the Treasury regarding the limitation of government expe...
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Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka risks stagflation as prices continue to...
  Sri Lanka appears to be entering into an era of extremely high inflation and low growth, stoking serious concerns of stagflation, as the policymakers seem to have lost their grips on the economy, which is now going haywire w...
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Ceylon Today
Govt to spend $50M on shippers, freight clearance
On Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s directives, the Government has allocated USD 50 million to pay shippers and clear around 800 containers of essential commodities held at the Port.
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Insight on Expenditure
Fiscal Performance From January to Novem...
The following infographic compares Sri Lankas' fiscal performance from January to Novemb...
Sri Lanka’s Imports Were 4% Higher in 2...
Sri Lanka’s Imports have grown by 4%...
Contributors to Rising Inflation
Sri Lanka has seen a trend in rising inflation, with inflation reach...
Fiscal Performance From January to Augus...
Latest figures...
Sri Lanka’s Expenditure on COVID-19 Resp...
According to Ministry of Finance, Sri Lan...
How much does the Sri Lankan government...
Sri Lanka has planned to allocated LKR 12...
Budget Performance Indicators: The Case...
Sri Lanka developed 12 KPIs in 2018&...
Government Expenditure on Samurdhi Payme...
In 2020,the government spends LKR 52.5 bi...
How does the supplementary estimate of L...
The supplementary estimate of Rs. 200 bil...
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Public Report on the 2022 Budget: Assessment of th...
This report provides an assessment and analysis of the fiscal, financial and economic assumptions and estimates applied in the formulation of the 2022 Budget. This repo...
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Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of State Salarie...
According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, 15% of total recurrent expenditure of the government will be spent on salaries for government employees for the year 2023.  
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Sri Lanka: Backwards in Blacklisting
Sri Lanka the only South Asian nation to not blacklist corrupt contractors: Verité Research
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