Dr Nishan de Mel, Executive Director
Running an economy is not about putting a framework in place and letting it run instead it needs constant vigilance & intervention. Not like a self-driving Tesla on US highway, more like driving a Maruti on Sri Lankan roads. That steering wheel needs to be constantly adjusted
at the KPMG budget Forum 2019Subhashini Abeysinghe, Research Director
We also found there are significant gaps in sectors such as agriculture, which is very politically sensitive. In 2013, there was a gap of 40%, or in other words, the actual expenditure was 40% less than promised expenditure for the sector. And even in 2016, there was a 30 % gap between the promised allocation and the delivery of the proposals announced through budget, relating to the agriculture sector
Exporters budget Forum 2019Gehan Gunatilleke, Research Director