Sri Lanka parliament nod for 2023 budget with higher taxes, IMF reforms

Sri Lanka’s parliament passed 2023 budget that has proposed higher taxes and some basic reforms to content the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and secure $2.9 billion loan from the global lender to move out of the island nation’s unprecedented economic crisis.

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2022-11-22

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