Tag: Budget

Oct 24, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka President said that there will be no changes in the tax for liquor and tobacco due to the tax hike the government maid recently.President was presenting the budget for 2015 at the parliament. He said the government is expecting a 14,000 million rupees of additional income in 2015 […]

Oct 24, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka state airlines, SriLankan and Mihin air to get 150 million US dollars in year 2015 as the last phase for the development of its servicers, President said presenting a budget for 2015 at the parliament. He said the two airlines have gained the capacity of handling 25 airlines […]

Oct 23, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Chamber of Commerce expects the ‘National Budget of 2015’ will be in line with the development agenda of the government, the chamber said in a media release. The Media Release by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce expects the proposals that will be presented […]

Oct 09, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s budget for the year 2015 is more towards development rather than catering to mere election purposes, Treasury Secretary P B Jayasundera said. The 2015 budget will be presented to the parliament on 24, October 2014. “Although there was a reference made in the last weekend media that the […]

November 21 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s loose monetary policy came under fire at a gathering of top economists and business leaders in the country, with panelists slamming the Central Bank for pushing inflation up, creating a credit bubble and putting Sri Lanka’s balance of payments under pressure. Upside Down Though the economy was growing at […]

Nov 21 (LBO) – A controversial tax to force Sri Lankan companies to pay dividends would undermine the health of the commercial banks by depleting their capital, a top banker has warned. The government is keen to push dividends in order to charge the dividend tax. But private sector officials point out that choice of […]

Nov 17, 2006 (LBO) – After creating two new state banks in successive budgets, Sri Lanka’s government is planning to merge and consolidate them with a network of existing rural banks. Sri Lanka already has two development banks, as well as medium term credit facilities that are channeled through commercial banks.The SME Bank was created […]

Nov 17, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka is set to borrow heavily abroad and at home in a bid to finance a record 2.18 billion dollar budget deficit next year, official figures showed Friday. The overall budget deficit for 2007 was estimated at 7.2 percent of Gross Domestic Product while the government revised the 2006 […]

November 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is expecting a 9.1 percent budget deficit in 2007, with the revised budget deficit for 2006 being estimated at 8.7 percent of GDP. Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is estimating the debt to GDP ratio to fall to 91.5 percent from 93.9 percent by year end. For the second […]

November 16, 2006 (LBO) – The government says the upcoming budget would be growth oriented, with medium term objectives in view, while the opposition which is supporting the budget in parliament, warns that the poor would be hurt if fiscal weaknesses continue. Singapore and Hong Kong which have inflation of around two percent do not […]

November 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to give a range of tax incentives and relaxed foreign borrowing restrictions to boost shipping and allied maritime activity, as part of budget proposals announced Thursday.“Sri Lanka is an island nation which is active in international trade, and we want develop shipping, and shipping service activities as […]

November 16, 2006 (LBO) – The government is giving tax benefits to the domestic construction industry in Sri Lanka to help them undertake large projects such as building flyover and townships.The government said it wanted to implement a a co-ordinated program with organizations in the industry and skills development institutions to produce craftsmen to fill […]