January 1 – January 7, 2024 | Vol.14, #01

Reducing legitimacy for increasing taxes The Language Divide The TV coverage of the issues This week's cartoons This week's memes Other topics covered in reportage Disclaimer: This week’s TMA is focusing on the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 18 percent. Issue:Implementation of the VAT revision During the Budget Speech for 2024, President Ranil Wickremesinghe–in his capacity as the minister of finance–announced that the Value Added Tax (VAT) will be increased from 15 percent to 18 percent. Accordingly,…