{
  "id": 19750989,
  "title": "Budget 2027: President sets out economic transformation agenda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/budget-2027-president-sets-out-economic-transformation-agenda",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T00:06:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/budget-2027-president-sets-out-economic-transformation-agenda/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Roadmap unveiled for economic transformation beyond stabilisation Salary and allowance increases for public sector employees Public debt projected to fall to 87% by 2032 PAYE tax-free threshold to rise to Rs. 162,500 Preparations proposed for post-IMF programme era Foreign debt payments to fall to US$2.99bn next year 2.3% primary surplus and 5% budget deficit targeted […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}