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 FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail 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 FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail Archive October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 Latest news News President Rules Out Political Intervention or Pardons After Court Verdicts Amid Gnanasara Thero Controversy Sri Lanka Brief - 18/10/2026 Features Sri Lanka’s Majestic Tusker Kavanthissa Dies After Alleged Gunshot Injury; Activists Demand Justice Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2026 News Free Media Movement Challenges Sri Lanka’s Controversial New Anti-Terrorism Bill, PSTA in Supreme Court Sri Lanka Brief - 16/10/2026 News යුද්ධයෙන් වසර දාහතකට පසු උතුරු හා නැගෙනහිර ප්රදේශවල අඛණ්ඩ මානව හිමිකම් උල්ලංඝනයන් පිළිබඳව HRCSL අනතුරු අඟවයි Sri Lanka Brief - 15/10/2026 Related news News President Rules Out Political Intervention or Pardons After Court Verdicts Amid Gnanasara Thero Controversy Sri Lanka Brief - 18/10/2026 Features Sri Lanka’s Majestic Tusker Kavanthissa Dies After Alleged Gunshot Injury; Activists Demand Justice Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2026 News Free Media Movement Challenges Sri Lanka’s Controversial New Anti-Terrorism Bill, PSTA in Supreme Court Sri Lanka Brief - 16/10/2026 News යුද්ධයෙන් වසර දාහතකට පසු උතුරු හා නැගෙනහිර ප්රදේශවල අඛණ්ඩ මානව හිමිකම් උල්ලංඝනයන් පිළිබඳව HRCSL අනතුරු අඟවයි Sri Lanka Brief - 15/10/2026