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OPINION POLLS

  • Dec- 2017 -
    1 December

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    All eyes were on Budget 2018 as the Minister of Finance outlined the government’s fiscal agenda for the coming year on 9 November.

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  • 1 December

    BURNING ISSUES

    Taxation remains the No. 1 concern for corporates in the island with almost three-quarters (up from 62% in October) of those consulted for the latest LMD

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  • 1 December

    CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

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  • Nov- 2017 -
    9 November

    TALKING POINT

    Sustained high growth can only come from a dynamic and thriving private sector where businesses of all sizes and across many

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  • 9 November

    CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

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  • 1 November

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    Sri Lanka’s economy grew by four percent year on year in the second quarter of 2017, improving on the 3.8 percent acceleration in

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  • 1 November

    BURNING ISSUES

    Taxation continues to have a stranglehold on the corporate psyche with as many as 62 percent of respondents to the latest LMD-Nielsen

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  • Oct- 2017 -
    12 October

    TALKING POINT

    Earlier this year, it was announced that Budget 2018 would be prepared in accordance with performance based budgeting

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  • 1 October

    BUSINESS SENTIMENT

    The new Inland Revenue Bill was passed in parliament in early September with a view to streamline the system of taxation, broaden the tax base

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  • 1 October

    BURNING ISSUES

    Taxes prove to be the most pressing issue for business in Sri Lanka yet again, going by more than half (versus 71% in July) of all respondents to the

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