Bankrupt Sri Lanka hikes taxes

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COLOMBO — Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Tuesday (May 31) announced steep, across-the-board tax hikes to shore up revenue as the country suffers its worst economic downturn and seeks an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.

The value-added tax applied on almost all goods and services was raised from 8.0 per cent to 12 per cent with immediate effect, while corporate taxes were also increased from 24 to 30 per cent.

The increases were a rollback of the generous cuts ordered by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa soon after he won the November 2019 elections.

 

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