DAT allowance for medical officers increased to Rs. 95,000 under 2027 Budget

EconomyNext and Lanka Business Online report that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented Sri Lanka’s 2027 budget to Parliament. Lanka Business Online says the proposed personal income tax changes amend the Inland Revenue Act and would begin on April 1, 2027.

Lanka Business Online reports the annual personal income tax relief threshold would move from Rs. 1.8 million to Rs. 1.95 million, lifting the monthly Pay-As-You-Earn tax-free amount from Rs. 150,000 to Rs. 162,500. It says the revised tax schedule introduces a 12% band, expands successive income brackets from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 600,000, and keeps a 36% rate on income above those bands. Newsfirst also reports the monthly tax-free threshold would be Rs. 162,500 and says the proposal follows earlier reductions in individual tax burdens.

Daily Mirror reports salary and allowance increases for public-sector employees. Ada Derana reports that Rs. 110 billion is set aside for state-sector salary rises, and separately reports a monthly Rs. 10,000 allowance increase for police officers. Ada Derana also reports a Rs. 25,000 monthly allowance increase for judges and a doubling of their housing allowance; a Rs. 25,000 monthly academic allowance rise for university lecturers; and an increase in medical officers’ DAT allowance to Rs. 95,000.

Newswire reports the budget proposes raising by 150%, from July 2027, the monthly allowance for eligible public officials who use fully electric private vehicles for official work. It also reports that eligible executive officers using their own vehicles for official duties would see their monthly transport allowance rise from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 100,000.

Newswire reports allocations of Rs. 700 million for a digital platform to handle vehicle registration and ownership transfers, Rs. 1.5 billion for a digital driver demerit-points and road-safety enforcement system connecting the Department of Motor Traffic with Sri Lanka Police, and Rs. 600 million to move the department to Werahera. The outlet says the budget does not propose general reductions in import duties or excise taxes for cars, SUVs or motorcycles. It reports that the Sri Lanka Vehicle Importers’ Association expects prices not to fall without import concessions; the outlet identifies its vice president, Arosha Rodrigo, as having spoken to media.

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