Sri Lanka Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation and Final Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement
This paper assesses Sri Lanka’s 2002 Article IV Consultation and Final Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Performance under the SBA has been satisfactory, although there are pressures on the budget. All the quantitative performance criteria for end-April 2002 were met and the structural be...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2002
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| Series: | IMF Staff Country Reports
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| Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This paper assesses Sri Lanka’s 2002 Article IV Consultation and Final Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Performance under the SBA has been satisfactory, although there are pressures on the budget. All the quantitative performance criteria for end-April 2002 were met and the structural benchmarks completed, albeit with a small delay. Fiscal revenue performance was reasonable in the first half of the year, and the new value-added tax was introduced (after some delay) from August. The authorities have also taken several important steps on their structural reform agenda |
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| Physical Description: | 65 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781451823509 |