Sri Lankans, whose real incomes are getting hammered on a daily basis from soaring inflation, have turned to getting credit cards from Banks even its interest rates have jumped to 40 percent .
Official authorities reported that nearly 1,000 special items, including items of antique value plus files with important documents, computers, laptops and rare books have gone missing from places including the Presidential Palace and Temple Trees, which were taken over by the protesters.
The government expenditure surpassed Government revenue by 83.0 percent resulting in a budget deficit of Rs. 524.1 billion which is 0.7 percent higher than the Rs.520.5 billion budget deficit in the same period of 2021