Expert forum on Budget 2027 to be held in Colombo on Friday

The annual Post-Budget Forum, where economists and business leaders give their first assessments of the national budget, will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, November 13, at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo. Organised for the thirteenth consecutive year in collaboration with the Colombo University MBA Alumni Association, the event takes place the day after the President presents Budget 2027 in Parliament.

The keynote address will be delivered by the Treasury Secretary, Dr Harshana Suriyapperuma. The expert panel includes Advocata Institute chairman Murtaza Jafferjee and Standard Chartered Bank's Sri Lanka chief executive Bingumal Thewarathanthri.

Representing small and medium enterprises and the export sector, Selyn Group chief growth officer Selyna Peiris and A. Baur & Co managing director Rolf Blaser will also join the panel.

The forum is expected to discuss in detail the main features of the 2027 budget, proposed tax changes and their likely impact on businesses and the public. Held the day after the budget speech, it is regarded as an important platform for hearing economists' immediate assessments of the government's fiscal plans.