Sri Lanka Economy

September 13, 2024

Interviews/Presidential Election 2024

Interview: Premadasa Vows to Renegotiate IMF Deal to Ease Tax Burden on Poor

Colombo, Sri Lanka — Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa announced on Thursday that, if elected president, he plans to renegotiate Sri Lanka’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce the financial

Columns/Presidential Election 2024

Election Promises: A Debt Trap for Sri Lanka

When a politician promises to give you something for nothing, they must first confiscate that wealth from you — either by direct taxes, indirect tax, or by inflationary pricing arising from more debt. ~ John Wayne. Election time is a

August 29, 2024

Interview: Premadasa Vows to Renegotiate IMF Deal to Ease Tax Burden on Poor

September 13, 2024

Interviews/Presidential Election 2024

Colombo, Sri Lanka — Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa announced on Thursday that, if elected president, he plans to renegotiate Sri Lanka’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce the financial

Election Promises: A Debt Trap for Sri Lanka

August 29, 2024

Columns/Presidential Election 2024

When a politician promises to give you something for nothing, they must first confiscate that wealth from you — either by direct taxes, indirect tax, or by inflationary pricing arising from more

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