NOVEMBER COVER STORY
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Dinesh Weerakkody
Chairman Colombo Port City Economic Commission Construction industry and 2023 budget expectations Today, the country is reeling from the worst forex crisis triggered by conflicting money and exchange rate policies.…
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Charmaine Tillekeratne
Partner and Tax Leader Tax Services PwC Sri Lanka Tax registration It’s pertinent to note that the proposal to register all residents over 18 covers only compulsory tax registration, irrespective…
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Hasitha Premaratne
Chief Strategy Officer Group Finance Director Brandix Lanka IMF impacts and taxation This interim budget predominantly covered the bulk of arrangements that were set out in the staff level agreement…
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HUMAN–ELEPHANT CONFLICT
Species Survival and Conflict Resolution Human-elephant conflict is a key environmental issue in a number of Asian countries including Sri Lanka. People and elephants very often lose their lives in…
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Thimal Perera
Director Chief Executive Officer DFCC Bank Banking sector The 2022 Interim Budget is ambitious and presents challenges; however, if executed effectively, it ought to achieve its national objectives by resetting…
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Reyaz Mihular
Chairman Bairaha Farms Public sector debt The reduction of public sector debt from 110 percent of GDP to 100 percent is possible if the government follows through rigorously on its…
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Dilanka Jinadasa
Group CEO Hela Apparel Holdings Apparel industry and exports The interim budget marks an important step towards restoring Sri Lanka’s macroeconomic stability, which is critical for all industries including exporters.…
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Manil Jayesinghe
Country Managing Partner Ernst & Young Investment Consultants Public sector debt To assess whether a reduction from 110 percent to 100 percent of GDP is possible, we need to first…
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N. R. Gajendran
Senior Partner GAJMA & CO Income tax revisions The people have been taken by utter surprise by multiple catastrophes primarily caused by accumulated imbecile decisions, which have left them reeling…
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Shanil Fernando
Managing Director Sysco LABS Sri Lanka IT industry The budget comes at a volatile time for the country and its economy. It’s a short-term revenue fix with increased taxation, which…
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