Wealth tax supporters
Wealth tax supporters in Sri Lanka
8 public figures and organisations in Sri Lanka have backed a wealth tax on the record, found so far, with 10 sourced statements. 1 with an explicit statement, vote or law (grade A), 7 named support (B) and 0 implied support (C).
What they back
- A wealth tax, design open: 8
Who they are
3 think_tank, 2 international_body, 1 politician, 1 ngo_campaign, 1 economist.
The strongest evidence
- Human Rights Watch: Report "Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools" (October 2025) (grade A, 2 statements)
- International Monetary Fund: Extended Fund Facility programme with Sri Lanka (2023-2027) (grade B, 2 statements)
- Arutha: Colombo policy think tank (grade B, 1 statement)
- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka: Think tank (grade B, 1 statement)
- International Crisis Group: Report "Sri Lanka's Bumpy Road to a Political Reset" (April 2026) (grade B, 1 statement)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe: Prime Minister (2015-2019, 2022); President (2022-2024) (grade B, 1 statement)
- Shantayanan Devarajan: Professor of international development, George Washington University; former acting chief economist, World Bank; member of the 2022 presidential advisory committee (grade B, 1 statement)
- World Bank: Sri Lanka Development Update, October 2023 (grade B, 1 statement)