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A | 一年一度的微信公开课昨天在广州开幕。9日晚上，数千人失眠。

B | 张小龙做了四个小时的超长演讲，回应了威信的一切。微信诞生于2010年，2018年发展成为10亿美元的产品。    Colombo, Oct 20 (UNI) Amid growing criticism, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has justified a hike in income tax for both corporates and individuals, saying it was for the greater good of the country and critical to garner much needed financial support from the international community.
In an address to the nation, the President said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with which the government has signed a Staff Level Agreement for a $2.9 billion four-year financial support, advised the need for a surplus in Sri Lanka’s primary budget, the Daily FT reported on Thursday.
“It was agreed to since the country needs the support of the IMF,” he was quoted him as saying.
“It was also decided to increase the country’s income from 8.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent of the GDP. However, it is a difficult task to accomplish immediately, it is envisaged to achieve this by 2026.
"Initially, a decision had to be taken on the manner in which the income is to be increased. Money was printed due to the decrease in income. During the past two years, Rs. 2,300 billion has been printed, resulting in inflation rising to 70-75 per cent and even more in respect of food inflation," he said.
Wickremesinghe said these increases need to be controlled, while securing income. Therefore, during the discussions with the IMF a new tax system was proposed. The IMF informed that even the export industries would be required to pay taxes.
The IMF pointed out that in countries with an export economy, the related industries were liable for tax. The IMF also upheld that Sri Lanka’s primary export economy is based on the plantation industry.
During British rule, taxes were charged from every plantation sector, including tea, coconut and rubber. Therefore, if the country has to move towards that goal, taxes will have to be paid. The export sector has now questioned this aspect and the related concerns are to be submitted to the IMF.
Referring to the issue of higher personal income taxation, the President said the majority of tax revenue was through indirect taxation. The majority of the country’s citizens, even those below the poverty line, had no choice but to pay indirect taxes, the President said.
The direct tax revenue was 20 per cent and 80 per cent has been derived from indirect taxes.
The IMF had reservations in this regard and said the amount of tax obtained through direct taxes should exceed 20 per cent. The IMF noted that otherwise this would not be successful and ordinary citizens would need to pay taxes, the President said.
Therefore, the Treasury and the IMF discussed the possibility of limiting the taxation from those who have an income of Rs. 200,000, which did not materialise. Eventually, this resulted in the decision to levy income tax on people earning over 100,000. This has become a vital concern amongst citizens.
But without this tax system, the desired goal will not be achieved. The agreed goal is to achieve 14.5-15 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) revenue by 2026, Wickremesinghe said.
If Sri Lanka withdraws from this programme, IMF assistance will not be received. Without IMF certification, the support of institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the countries that have supported financially will not be forthcoming. Then, Sri Lanka will be back to the era of queues, he warned.
In his address, Wickremesinghe also said the Government was ready to implement prudent economic management after successful debt restructuring.
He noted that it was not possible to strengthen the economy without increasing the revenue of the country, which will compel him to reluctantly make tough decisions in order to rebuild the nation.
The President pointed out how in November 2019, the country’s taxes were drastically reduced, reducing the government revenue to 8.5 per cent. This was when the IMF set aside the agreements with Colombo and declared that it was unable to provide the agreed assistance.
"That year the government lost approximately Rs. 600-700 billion as revenue. Simultaneously, the country had to face the Covid-19 pandemic. These issues are the main factors that led to the collapse of Sri Lanka’s economy.
"The country at this juncture is facing a difficult period. Expectedly tough decisions have to be taken during these difficult times. I undertook this challenge when no one else was willing to come forward."
UNI MR。

C | 张小龙在光荣和批评中被“上帝打败”。当他的个性和产品被整合后，他对微信的理解就不再在用户的眼中了。诚恳的张小龙讲了四个小时，露出了心底：“很多人对微信有些误解。在我看来，这是常识。也许每个人都有一个单一的理解。”张小龙说威信有一个梦想。为了更好地理解威信，请阅读以下四个小时和30000字的演讲中最重要的部分。为什么微信的发布页面总是站在地球的前面？所有能说的都可能不被别人理解。每个人都会更了解自己。微信创业页面一直是站在地球面前的人。张晓龙认为，给每一个用户留下想象空间，10亿个用户会有10亿种不同的理解，这是一个很好的创业页面。未来不会改变。威信和其他人有什么不同？威信的区别并不是想用一些特殊的方式来区别，而是想保持产品的底线是不同的。

D | 因为更多的产品不把他们的产品当作产品，也不把他们的用户当作用户。微信只是做了一些基本的事情。什么是好产品？好的产品是有创意的，有用的，漂亮的，很容易使用，也含蓄的，诚实的，同时对用户很诚实，可以永远持续下去，不放过任何细节，环保少就多。张小龙说，产品必须不断前进，以适应这个时代。不是因为害怕用户的抱怨而不改变。微信的来源是什么？张小龙说，当时的想法很简单，要做一个适合几个人的沟通工具，就这样。

E | 微信的动力是什么？动力应该是内心深处的理解或希望，非常强大，并且能够持续很长时间。微信的动力是成为与时俱进的最佳工具，甚至拥有一个生活方式的工具。第二个是帮助创建者作为一个平台反映价值。

F | 技术的使命是什么？技术的使命，或互联网的使命，是帮助人们提高效率，而不是让用户把时间花在应用上。通信工具的目的是帮助用户有效地进行通信。小程序的未来是什么？张晓龙再次重申，小手术是未来的发展方向，他们做小手术的决心特别大。

G | 但是这个小部件是一个生态系统，而不是C函数的版本。平台不能突然成功。它需要足够的耐心。

H | 公众号的下一个焦点是什么？张晓龙表示，如何鼓励制作更优质的内容，这是下一步公共平台面临的一项特别大的任务。但是对于内容的形式，你也可以尝试一下。

I | 例如，视频演示。社会互动的本质是什么？这是一个把自己的人强加于另一个人的过程。每个人都有自己的一套人，希望别人能接受。并且要明白，你的个人设置不同于那些认为你是的人。与他人交流的目的是让他人认同你认为你是什么样的人。动态视频发布的原因是什么？朋友圈经常看到一个人最好的状态，所有坏的状态都不在其中。张小龙认为没有工具来记录每个人的真实状态。

J | 微信视频实际上希望用户能够以最小的压力记录自己和真实世界，以及他们对真实世界的反应。朋友圈的发展趋势是什么？友谊圈只是一个正方形，拜访朋友圈就相当于每天在广场上散步。但是现在每个人都想逃离朋友圈，因为他们认识越来越多的朋友。三天之内，我们可以看到1亿用户使用了这个设置。如何制作流行的阅读产品？人的本性不愿意阅读或学习。只有在社会推荐的基础上，每个人才能阅读。本质上，这不是关于阅读，而是关于社会连续性。人们阅读是因为社会交往，而不是因为他们想学习。如何查看信息流？张晓龙说，他不喜欢行业贴一些标签，其实内容的下降是信息的流动。标签是信息流，是一种非常简单的识别。一般来说，朋友圈也是一种信息流。什么样的人工智能知识？良好的技术应该为产品服务。

K | 人工智能只是隐藏在后面帮助用户做一些事情，比如语音识别。人工智能帮助我们扩展我们的能力，并通过工具使我们变得更强大。什么是善良？张小龙之前说过，我们应该选择善良，只是强调对用户的态度必须是善良而不是逃避。这是基于理性，面向用户的真正理性。威信的梦想是什么？微信开始面临未来八年的挑战。但这一新挑战并非来自新的竞争对手，而是来自用户层面。

L | 我希望微信能成为每个人最好的朋友，建立一个创造者可以反映其价值的市场。在一切事物中，希望是最美丽的。张小龙用这句话结束了他的午夜演讲。他希望微信给用户带来更多的希望。这是他判断自己所做的是对还是错的标准之一。