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 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 Latest news News Sri Lanka: Three Civil Society Members Appointed To The Constitutional Council Sri Lanka Brief - 23/01/2026 Features Sri Lanka’s Labor Paradox: Exporting Workers, Importing Builders Sri Lanka Brief - 21/01/2026 Features Sri Lanka: Headless Audit Office and NPP Governance Sri Lanka Brief - 20/01/2026 Features Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Protecting Freedom from Billionaire Power Sri Lanka Brief - 20/01/2026 Related news News Sri Lanka: Three Civil Society Members Appointed To The Constitutional Council Sri Lanka Brief - 23/01/2026 Features Sri Lanka’s Labor Paradox: Exporting Workers, Importing Builders Sri Lanka Brief - 21/01/2026 Features Sri Lanka: Headless Audit Office and NPP Governance Sri Lanka Brief - 20/01/2026 Features Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Protecting Freedom from Billionaire Power Sri Lanka Brief - 20/01/2026