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Monday, 20 May 2024 11:18

Government grapples with under-stress cash flow management Featured

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The Treasury is compelled to curtail spending further in the second quarter of this year as the day’s revenue collection is far below the daily expenditure creating a cash flow problem, Finance Ministry sources confirmed.

At present a sum of Rs. 14.67 billion is needed to meet the day’s expenditure while the daily total receipt is Rs. 8.42 billion, ministry data and computation showed indicating a shortfall of Rs. 6.25 billion.

There is in urgent need of tackling Treasury cash flow issue as its monthly collection in tax revenue is inadequate to pay public sector salaries, pension and Samurdhi welfare, fertiliser, medicine, and other administration costs.

Treasury cash flow management process controls the annual budget approved by Parliament for 2024 financial year into an implementable cash flow.

 

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