Sri Lanka: Ruinous Tax Policies Stoke Inequality

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image State teachers and school principals hold placards during a protest demanding relief from the upcoming budget, in front of the Ministry of Education in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 14, 2025. © 2025 CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Sri Lanka’s tax policies played a driving role in the country’s devastating 2022 economic crisis and contribute to chronic underfunding of education and other public services.The government should consider eliminating corporate tax exemptions given their high cost, questionable effectiveness, and vulnerability to abuse, and adopt…

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