The 2027 Budget: Navigating Sri Lanka’s Pivot from Stabilization to Transformation

By Prof. Asoka S.Seneviratne Introduction Sri Lanka’s 2027 National Budget, presented on November 12, 2026, by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, represents a decisive inflection point in the nation’s post-crisis economic trajectory. Framed explicitly as an intentional pivot “from economic stability towards transformation,” the budget […]