Budget 2017 deficit set at 4.7%
Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake - Pic by Shehan Gunasekara
By Charumini de Silva
Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday confirmed the VAT increase to 15% would be presented for parliamentary approval in the first week of October and would likely generate Rs. 100 billion in additional revenue by the end of 2017 to push forward stro