Sri Lanka: 40% of the tax income goes to pay increased portion of military uniforms and food News 13/05/2024 Updated: 13/05/2024 By Sri Lanka Brief Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestEmail This is staggering. 40% of our taxes go for this one item. Corruption is totally out of control in Sri Lanka says a a post on X. Listen: https://srilankabrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/දූෂණ-Ttvx3SjNdJGD-9Oj.mp4 TagsAccountabilityCorruptionDemocratic governancemilitarisationSri Lanka Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestEmail Archive February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 Latest news Features The Global Struggle for Equality for Women and Girls: 1 in 3 women. 840 million lives affected by partner or sexual violence. Sri Lanka Brief - 22/02/2026 Features ‘Protection of the State from Terrorism Act’ is i worse than the PTA – The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice Sri Lanka Brief - 21/02/2026 Features The Microfinance Bill 2025: Lawmaking without the people Sri Lanka Brief - 20/02/2026 News Sri Lanka to establish seven new courts amid acute judge shortage and a 1.1 million–case backlog. Sri Lanka Brief - 20/02/2026 Related news Features The Global Struggle for Equality for Women and Girls: 1 in 3 women. 840 million lives affected by partner or sexual violence. Sri Lanka Brief - 22/02/2026 Features ‘Protection of the State from Terrorism Act’ is i worse than the PTA – The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice Sri Lanka Brief - 21/02/2026 Features The Microfinance Bill 2025: Lawmaking without the people Sri Lanka Brief - 20/02/2026 News Sri Lanka to establish seven new courts amid acute judge shortage and a 1.1 million–case backlog. Sri Lanka Brief - 20/02/2026
