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Thursday, November 12 2026

Thursday, November 12 2026

Sri Lanka Aims for 4.5-pct Budget Deficit

Published Thursday, 12th November 2026 4:00 PM

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MONETABRIEF - Sri Lanka is aiming for a 4.5 percent budget deficit in 2026, and economic growth of 4 to 5 percent, the Finance Ministry said in a document.

Sri Lanka is expecting revenue to be 15.8 percent of GDP.

Tax revenue will be 5,687 billion rupees, non-tax will be 493 billion rupees.

Sri Lanka aims to increase tax revenues to 20 percent over the long term. (Colombo/Nov12/2026)

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