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 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 Latest news News Sri Lanka Media Institutions Call for Withdrawal of Government‑Led Journalism Bill, Citing Threats to Independence and Self‑Regulation Sri Lanka Brief - 24/07/2026 News Negombo Prison Deaths Underscore Grave Human Rights Violations: 17 of 23 Deaths Caused by Gunshots Sri Lanka Brief - 24/07/2026 News Sri Lanka’s NPP Government blocks debate on judicial independence Sri Lanka Brief - 22/07/2026 Features Sri Lanka’s unresolved map of mass graves: The silence beneath the soil Sri Lanka Brief - 22/07/2026 Related news News Sri Lanka Media Institutions Call for Withdrawal of Government‑Led Journalism Bill, Citing Threats to Independence and Self‑Regulation Sri Lanka Brief - 24/07/2026 News Negombo Prison Deaths Underscore Grave Human Rights Violations: 17 of 23 Deaths Caused by Gunshots Sri Lanka Brief - 24/07/2026 News Sri Lanka’s NPP Government blocks debate on judicial independence Sri Lanka Brief - 22/07/2026 Features Sri Lanka’s unresolved map of mass graves: The silence beneath the soil Sri Lanka Brief - 22/07/2026
