ICTD Research Fellow Mick Moore garners local media coverage, including in the DailyFT and The Island Online, following his participation in a ‘Debt and Tax Dialogue’, organised by Arutha Research earlier this month,
In one article, he was quoted as saying: “Customs in Sri Lanka, in terms of its organisation and its work methods, is about 20 years behind many African countries. It’s not very nice to hear, but to be honest, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is pretty much in that same ballpark. It’s not that far away.”
