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Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR 19 billion for domestically funded defence projects and LKR 12 Bn for a construction of defence headquarters. Allowances for public sector workers amounted to LKR 7.3 billion. All of which outweigh the cost to hold an election.
Featured Insight
Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR 19 billion for domestically funded defence projects and LKR 12 Bn for a construction of defence headquarters. Allowances for public sector workers amounted to LKR 7.3 billion. All of which outweigh the cost to hold an election.
Featured Insight
Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR 19 billion for domestically funded defence projects and LKR 12 Bn for a construction of defence headquarters. Allowances for public sector workers amounted to LKR 7.3 billion. All of which outweigh the cost to hold an election.
Featured Insight
Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR 19 billion for domestically funded defence projects and LKR 12 Bn for a construction of defence headquarters. Allowances for public sector workers amounted to LKR 7.3 billion. All of which outweigh the cost to hold an election.
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Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is eq...
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Fitch downgrades five Sri Lankan Finance and Leasi...
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the National Long-Term Ratings of five Sri Lankan finance and leasing companies (FLCs) after the recent sovereign downgrade and recalibration of the agency’s Sri Lankan National Rating scale. The FLCs’ ratings remain on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). The dow...
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Low interest working capital loan scheme for SMEs...
Small and medium enterprises can avail of working capital loans from banks through a loan scheme facilitated under an existing ADB credit line, the Finance Ministry said.
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World Bank funds Sri Lanka Coronavirus vaccines, I...
World Bank credits and grants are funding Coronavirus vaccines, intensive care units, test kits, as well as 5,000 rupee cash grants for people in lockdown, a program review shows.
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Insight on Financing
Fiscal Performance From January to April...
Latest figures...
How Do Macro-fiscal Indicators Compare B...
Recently, Sri Lanka agreed to a currency...
Sri Lanka’s Bilateral Swap Agreements
A foreign currency swap is an agreement t...
2020 Records the Highest Budget Deficit...
The budget balance for 2020 is -LKR 2,090 billion (-14.0% of GDP) whil...
Where did Sri Lanka borrow from in 2020?
In 2020, China was the largest lender to Sri Lanka. But has this alway...
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ශී්ර ලංකාවේ ව්යාපෘති බොහෝම...
Government Budget Balances, 2000 to 2021
The bar chart illustrates the primary balance and overall balance as...
Financing Infrastructure: The (non) conc...
Recently Verite Research held a seminar on the potential (non) concess...
Foreign Financial Assistance in the Time...
USD 873.5 Million worth foreign financial assistance has been approved so far for Sri Lanka to fi...
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Sri Lanka failed 2 IMF commitments & met 25 by en...
An IMF Programme usually has four main types of commitments: a) Prior Actions - These are steps a country agrees to take before the IMF approves financing or completes...
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Wanted: An Authentic Minister of Finance - Sri Lan...
This article was compiled by Professor Mick Moore. Professor Mick Moore is a political economist and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development St...
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The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2024
The cost of assorting a traditional “kevili” table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has gone down in 2024 compared to 2023 but remains more than twice as high as it was in 2019.
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