Rightsizing the Public Sector: World Bank’s Roadmap for Sri Lanka

Rightsizing the Public Sector: World Bank’s Roadmap for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s fiscal crisis has forced a difficult debate: how to balance essential public services with the need to cut spending and stabilise debt. In its Public Finance Review 2025, the World Bank urges the government to “trim” the public sector, not through sudden layoffs, but through a careful process of rightsizing and efficiency reforms. […]