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CBSL: 2.5%–3% Card Payment Surcharges Illegal ⭕ 🇱🇰 CBSL says merchants cannot impose 2.5%–3% extra charges on debit or credit card payments, as merchant agreements with banks ban passing processing fees to customers. ⭕ Despite this, in reality most merchants, including…

🇱🇰 1,489 Doctors Left 2022-2024, Costing Rs. 12.5B for tax payers - New reasearch finds ⭕ 1,489 doctors, including specialists, migrated from 2022-2024 due to economic crisis. ⭕ Estimated financial loss to taxpayers: Rs. 12.5B (US$41.5M). ⭕ 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka's healthcare…

📢 CBSL Updates Loan-to-Value (LTV) Ratios for Vehicle Loans The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has revised the maximum LTV caps on all motor-vehicle financing, effective 18 July 2025. ⭕ Cars, SUVs & Vans: LTV ↑ from 50 % → 60 % for brand-new vehicles ⭕ Three-wheelers: LTV ↑…

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 is set to implement a new tariff mechanism for e-commerce (AliExpress, Temu) trade—question: how long will it take? ⭕ President has instructed the Finance Ministry to implement a tariff framework to speed up clearance and facilitate B2C e-commerce trade. ⭕ The…

🚨 Rs. 1.10B Gold Seizure at BIA – Reportedly the largest gold smuggling attempt ever detected in 🇱🇰 ⭕ Sri Lanka Customs seized over 35 kg of gold—195 biscuits plus jewelry totaling 13 kg—hidden inside nine specially modified car-spare-part-like devices and luggage. ⭕ The…

DAILY SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS FAILING TO DECLARE ASSETS ⭕ 🇱🇰 The deadline to submit asset and liability declarations expired on June 30. ⭕ Warning letters have been issued to executive and managerial officers, giving them 14 days to comply. ⭕ Heads of state…

1.74M families now receive Aswesuma, - about 1/3 of 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka. Govt plans to further expand it. But where is the urgency to cut it from those who no longer need it? Nothing kills a society faster than turning work into a burden & welfare in to a carrier. #EndlessWelfare

“Sri Lanka has achieved 70%+ of electricity generation from renewable energy sources in June 2025 for the first time since the 1990s” – CEB ⭕️ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 has frequently surpassed the 70% mark in renewable energy generation during rainy months in recent years. For example, the…

Rs. 10M+ Printing Bill Delays Keheliya Case ⭕ The High Court postponed Keheliya Rambukwella’s arraignment to Sept. 16 due to incomplete printing of annexed indictment documents. ⭕ The Court was informed that one certified set costs Rs. 866,565. With 12 accused, the total cost…

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Hit with 30% U.S. Tariff U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a 30% tariff will be imposed on goods exported from Sri Lanka due to the significant trade deficit between the two countries. ⭕ 🇺🇸 imports approximately $3 billion worth of Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 goods…

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka hit with a 30% US tariff — but it’s not all bad news ⭕ Down from the proposed 44% ⭕ Bangladesh 🇧🇩 35%- SL's top competitor in the apparel market (apparel - SL’s largest export to US) ⭕ 🇱🇰 Now holds a 5% edge A silver lining in tough trade winds. #TrumpTariffs

🇺🇸 Trump’s Proposed U.S. Tariffs (Jul 7, 2025) – 14 Confirmed & More Expected 1. 🇱🇦 Laos – 40% 2. 🇲🇲 Myanmar – 40% 3. 🇰🇭 Cambodia – 36% 4. 🇹🇭 Thailand – 36% 5. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh – 35% 6. 🇷🇸 Serbia – 35% 7. 🇮🇩 Indonesia – 32% 8. 🇿🇦 South Africa – 30% 9. 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina – 30%…

🚨 IRD Deputy Commissioner Caught Taking Rs. 50K Bribe to Clear Rs. 1.1M Tax Arrears 🇱🇰 A top Inland Revenue Department 🇱🇰 official was arrested for accepting a bribe to clear outstanding tax dues: ⭕ Outstanding tax arrears: Rs. 1.1 million – Dematagoda-based business ⭕…

🔴 From Oct 1, Digital Services in 🇱🇰 Will Cost 18% More Due to New VAT ⭕ 18% VAT will apply on all digital services from overseas providers like Netflix, Spotify, PayPal, etc. ⭕ The new tax starts on Oct. 1, 2025, under VAT (Amendment) Act No. 4 of 2025. ⭕ Applies to…

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Relaunches Tourist VAT Refund Scheme (TVRS) ⭕ Tourists who spend over LKR 50,000 (excluding VAT) in one day at a single authorized shop can claim a VAT refund at BIA. ⭕ Up to three invoices per day from the same retailer are allowed; a Tourist VAT Refund Invoice…

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 E-commerce Tax Crisis Still waiting for your TEMU or AliExpress package? Here's what's really happening behind the scenes — and why your cheap gadgets are stuck in customs limbo. ⭕ Until two weeks ago, e-commerce parcels from TEMU/AliExpress/eBay were processed…

While chasing 245, Bangladesh 🇧🇩 were 100/1 in 16.3 overs. ⭕ Then came a colossal collapse — from 100/1 to 105/8. Bangladesh were eventually all out for 167. Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 win the game by 77 runs. #SLvsBAN

Starlink now available in Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰

🚌 Sri Lanka cut bus fares by just 0.55% this July. Why not keep them unchanged? ⭕ Bus fares in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 are determined by a 12-component formula (fuel, wages, maintenance, insurance, etc.). that calculates operating cost changes. ⭕ Cost changes ≥ 4% → immediate fare…