CA Sri Lanka Budget seminar 2019 to evaluate economic and tax perspectives

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The annual Budget seminar organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) will evaluate the economic and tax perspectives arising from the National Budget and will also feature a host of speakers and panellists representing the private and public sectors who will share their thoughts at the seminar on 9 March at the Hilton Colombo.

Verité Research Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nishan De Mel will deliver an economic analysis of the Budget, which will be followed by a panel discussion. The panel session will feature the Ministry of Finance Economic Advisor Deshal De Mel, Hatton National Bank PLC Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody, Ministry of Development Strategies & International Trade Technical Advisor Mangala Yapa, and Head of Plantations and Business Development/ Aitken Spence PLC Director Dr. Rohan Fernando. The session will be moderated by Echelon Magazine Editor Shamindra Kulamannage.

The second session will focus on the tax perspectives of the Budget, and will feature a presentation by KPMG Partner Shamila Jayasekara. Her presentation will be followed by a panel session featuring the Department of Inland Revenue Senior Commissioner D. R. S. Hapuarachchi, CA Sri Lanka Tax Committee Chairperson Hiranthi Ratnayake, Department of Fiscal Policy Director General K. A. Vimalenthirarajah, Gajma & Co. Senior Partner N. R. Gajendran, and Ernst & Young Partner Sulaiman Nishtar. The moderator at the session will be Consultants’ Consortium Partner V. Sivagurunathan.

The Budget seminar is open to members and students of the institute as well as professionals from the non-accounting stream and the general public. To reserve your seat call 112 352081 or email [email protected].