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 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 Latest news Features Ditwah: A Cyclonic Catastrophe & The imperative For Climate-resilient Policy Sri Lanka Brief - 18/12/2025 Features Sri Lanka: Protection of the State from Terrorism Act, No. of 2026: Observations from an information integrity perspective Sri Lanka Brief - 17/12/2025 News Update: Constitutional Council Rejects AKD’s Nominee – Serving Military Officer – for Auditor General Post Sri Lanka Brief - 17/12/2025 News Freedom to Question, Responsibility to Verify: Government Pushes Back on Cyclone Claims Sri Lanka Brief - 17/12/2025 Related news Features Ditwah: A Cyclonic Catastrophe & The imperative For Climate-resilient Policy Sri Lanka Brief - 18/12/2025 Features Sri Lanka: Protection of the State from Terrorism Act, No. of 2026: Observations from an information integrity perspective Sri Lanka Brief - 17/12/2025 News Update: Constitutional Council Rejects AKD’s Nominee – Serving Military Officer – for Auditor General Post Sri Lanka Brief - 17/12/2025 News Freedom to Question, Responsibility to Verify: Government Pushes Back on Cyclone Claims Sri Lanka Brief - 17/12/2025