The surplus that wasn't
Executive Intelligence Dispatch
by Prof. C. A. Saliya A surplus built on unbuilt roads is not a fiscal achievement. It is a postponement. In September, the headlines were cheerful. Sri Lanka's government posted an overall Budget surplus of Rs 9.5 billion for the first hal.
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- —Saliya A surplus built on unbuilt roads is not a fiscal achievement.
- —It is a postponement.
- —In September, the headlines were cheerful.
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