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一 |     Colombo, Oct 20 (UNI) Amid growing criticism, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has justified a hike in income tax for both corporates and individuals, saying it was for the greater good of the country and critical to garner much needed financial support from the international community.
In an address to the nation, the President said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with which the government has signed a Staff Level Agreement for a $2.9 billion four-year financial support, advised the need for a surplus in Sri Lanka’s primary budget, the Daily FT reported on Thursday.
“It was agreed to since the country needs the support of the IMF,” he was quoted him as saying.
“It was also decided to increase the country’s income from 8.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent of the GDP. However, it is a difficult task to accomplish immediately, it is envisaged to achieve this by 2026.
"Initially, a decision had to be taken on the manner in which the income is to be increased. Money was printed due to the decrease in income. During the past two years, Rs. 2,300 billion has been printed, resulting in inflation rising to 70-75 per cent and even more in respect of food inflation," he said.
Wickremesinghe said these increases need to be controlled, while securing income. Therefore, during the discussions with the IMF a new tax system was proposed. The IMF informed that even the export industries would be required to pay taxes.
The IMF pointed out that in countries with an export economy, the related industries were liable for tax. The IMF also upheld that Sri Lanka’s primary export economy is based on the plantation industry.
During British rule, taxes were charged from every plantation sector, including tea, coconut and rubber. Therefore, if the country has to move towards that goal, taxes will have to be paid. The export sector has now questioned this aspect and the related concerns are to be submitted to the IMF.
Referring to the issue of higher personal income taxation, the President said the majority of tax revenue was through indirect taxation. The majority of the country’s citizens, even those below the poverty line, had no choice but to pay indirect taxes, the President said.
The direct tax revenue was 20 per cent and 80 per cent has been derived from indirect taxes.
The IMF had reservations in this regard and said the amount of tax obtained through direct taxes should exceed 20 per cent. The IMF noted that otherwise this would not be successful and ordinary citizens would need to pay taxes, the President said.
Therefore, the Treasury and the IMF discussed the possibility of limiting the taxation from those who have an income of Rs. 200,000, which did not materialise. Eventually, this resulted in the decision to levy income tax on people earning over 100,000. This has become a vital concern amongst citizens.
But without this tax system, the desired goal will not be achieved. The agreed goal is to achieve 14.5-15 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) revenue by 2026, Wickremesinghe said.
If Sri Lanka withdraws from this programme, IMF assistance will not be received. Without IMF certification, the support of institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the countries that have supported financially will not be forthcoming. Then, Sri Lanka will be back to the era of queues, he warned.
In his address, Wickremesinghe also said the Government was ready to implement prudent economic management after successful debt restructuring.
He noted that it was not possible to strengthen the economy without increasing the revenue of the country, which will compel him to reluctantly make tough decisions in order to rebuild the nation.
The President pointed out how in November 2019, the country’s taxes were drastically reduced, reducing the government revenue to 8.5 per cent. This was when the IMF set aside the agreements with Colombo and declared that it was unable to provide the agreed assistance.
"That year the government lost approximately Rs. 600-700 billion as revenue. Simultaneously, the country had to face the Covid-19 pandemic. These issues are the main factors that led to the collapse of Sri Lanka’s economy.
"The country at this juncture is facing a difficult period. Expectedly tough decisions have to be taken during these difficult times. I undertook this challenge when no one else was willing to come forward."
UNI MR。

二 |     留下珍“桂”          锦溪中心幼儿园          中2班班本课程                                                  课          程          源          起          金秋时节，幼儿园里的桂花苏醒了，一次餐后散步，小朋友随手捡起一朵“哇，好香啊！”这一声“哇”引起了其他小朋友的注意，孩子们纷纷捡起了桂花，嘴里不停说着各种有关桂花的话题……根据《纲要》中“幼儿园教育内容的选择既要贴近幼儿的生活来选择幼儿感兴趣的事物和问题，又有利于拓展幼儿园的经验和视野。

三 | ”于是，孩子们寻着桂花香，与桂花相遇，开启了一场与秋天最美的邂逅。                   解桂花秘                              孩子们通过完成桂花的秘密调查表，了解了桂花的种类、用途、颜色、气味等。                   桂花的种类                              通过教学活动，我们了解到桂花主要分为四个品种：金桂、银桂、丹桂和四季桂。                                       看一看                    孩子们把桂花带到班级，并近距离地对桂花进行了观察，通过自己的观察、比较、分析，孩子们有了新的发现。                             汐汐                    我发现一朵桂花有四个花瓣。         桂花的叶子是椭圆形的。                   小杰          宇昊                    桂花的颜色有的深，有的浅。         我觉得桂花的味道很香、很好闻。                   欣欣                    孩子们在探秘过程中，通过闻一闻、看一看以及数一数等方式，发现了不同的桂花有不同的香味、桂花花瓣的数量以及桂花花蕊和花瓣颜色的差别等。                   寻桂花源                    在我们了解桂花的叶子、花朵、枝干的外貌特征之后，我们带着这样的记忆开始了在园内寻找桂花的旅程。         寻桂计划          在活动开始前，幼儿自主制定了寻桂路线图，确定了寻桂的地点和路线。                                                 寻桂途中          孩子们参考路线图，在教室门口、操场边、沙池边、菜地附近展开了一场搜罗。                   小操场          01                    滑滑梯边          02                    沙池边          03                    菜地旁          04                    桂花分布统计表                    采桂花行                    大自然、大社会是活教育，我们充分利用家长资源，一起收集关于桂花的资料，丰富孩子们对桂花的经验。家长带领孩子到大自然中寻找桂花、观察桂花、欣赏桂花，采摘桂花，在与大自然的接触中与桂花进行亲密接触。         AUTUMN                                                                                                    向左滑动查看更多                    集桂花美                    画桂花                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              桂花香囊                                        闻一闻，好香呀！                              桂花书签                    想不到桂花还能做成书签呢                    看我的书签漂亮吧！                    唱一唱          香香的桂花唱成甜甜的歌谣，一起来听听小朋友的歌声吧！          点击边框调出视频工具条                    尝桂花甜                    制作桂花糕          Part.          01          称出100克的发糕粉，要倒慢一点看好称上的数字哦~          Part.          02          再倒出100克的饮用水。

四 |          Part.          03          再加点牛奶会不会更好吃呢~          Part.          04          搅拌均匀，一直到看不到颗粒为止。

五 |          Part.          05          再撒上桂花，又香又好看！          Part.          06          放入蒸锅，静静等待20分钟。         Part.          07          时间到啦，好香的味道呀！                    自己做的桂花糕真是太美味啦！                              品桂花茶          泡茶闻香                                                                                课          程          总          结          大自然是孩子们进行自然探究的“活教材”，在本次活动中，我们充分挖掘本地的自然资源，引导孩子在自然探究中积累有益经验，帮助他们与大自然建立紧密的联系。在与桂花的一场“香”遇的路途中，我们不仅留住了花香，还获得了宝贵的合作意识和求索精神。

六 |          通过一系列的活动，幼儿自己发现、探索、研究了桂花，还用桂花制作了香囊、书签、美食等，用自己的方法把桂花留了下来，这不仅仅体现出孩子们的动手能力，还萌发了孩子们的思考，制作的过程更像综合游戏，给予幼儿更多的经验，让幼儿对于桂花有了更进一步的了解。         在生活中追求教育，在教育中体验生活，浓浓桂花情，见证着孩子们的精彩成长。感谢一朵朵桂花，让我们认识一个诗意的秋，也期待来年金秋桂花开时，能与秋再来一场浪漫的邂逅。                                       -END-                              编辑 | 中2班          审核 | 园长室。

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