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Absent Legislators: Where have all the MPs gone?
(Manthri.lk, 2023-08-25)This infographic shows the absenteeism of MPs during 8 major votes taken by division in the parliament from January 2023 to July 2023. According to the analysis, on average 39.3% of MPs were absent when the votes were taken ... -
Accepting e-documents with e-signatures: A small step for government, a giant leap for the country
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-02)The room for exporters to improve their competitiveness by reducing time to export is significantly constrained by the procedures and processing time imposed by Sri Lankan border agencies. Sri Lanka can improve the ... -
Addressing the Gender Gap in Sri Lanka's budget
(Colombo Verité Research, 2022-07)These infographics highlight the failure of the Sri Lankan government in implementing gender responsive budgeting in Sri Lanka. The case of gender KPIs provides a detailed case study of how poor planning of government ... -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: All Party Convention statement
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/28/2022)FALSE: During 2015-2019, Sri Lanka’s economic growth had collapsed gradually from 7% to 2%. Although foreign debt increased by USD 15 billion, foreign reserves had reduced by USD 1 billion. – Ajith Nivard Cabraal, News19.lk, ... -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: CBSL plan
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/7/2022)BLATANTLY FALSE: The Six-Month Road Map announced by Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) last year has proven to be a resounding success with expected inflows materialising. …..the envisaged inflows under the “Six-Month Road ... -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: COVID-19 Expenditure
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/14/2021)FALSE:The Government has spent more than Rs. 700 billion on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and providing relief to people and that it is exactly half of the overall income of this country last year which was Rs. 1,380 ... -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Foreign Reserves
(www.factcheck.lk, 1/28/2021)TRUE: We had USD 8.2 billion in reserves… When the good governance government handed us the government, there was only USD 7.6 billion in reserves. - Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Mawbima, 7 January 2021 -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: ISB debt
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/26/2021)PARTLY TRUE: As of now (February 2021), the total ISBs outstanding is USD 14 billion, which is only 16.7 percent of Sri Lanka’s total debt. None of the other creditors who hold 83.3 percent of Sri Lanka’s debt seem to show ... -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Tourism earnings
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/16/2022)FALSE: Tourism is a 10-billion-dollar industry, and for the last two years we have not been able to enjoy the fruits of that. – Ajith Nivad Cabraal, Bloomberg, 18 February 2022. -
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Vehicle Imports
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/20/2021)TRUE: The number of vehicles imported to Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019 was 2,515,546. And the amount spent on these vehicles imported amounts to Rs. 1,239 billion. - Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Daily News, 6 June 2021 -
Ali Sabry: IGP removal
(www.factcheck.lk, 9/10/2020)FALSE: The then IGP may not have been at fault for the Easter attack. However, if the president wants to remove him, he cannot do so under this constitution. - Ali Sabry, Lankadeepa, 16 August 2020 -
Ali Sabry: Tax revenue
(www.factcheck.lk , 6/9/2022)PARTLY TRUE: It [tax revenue as a percentage of GDP] decreased over time, under all these governments [every government since 1981] and today it has collapsed to a value of 8.7%. Mohamed Ali Sabry, Asian Mirror YouTube ... -
The Alternatives to Universal Tax Registration in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-02)This note argues that the Sri Lankan government’s recent proposal to implement universal tax registration is neither a viable nor effective strategy to increase the country’s tax revenue. Instead, the note proposes four ... -
Amendment to the Sri Lanka Electricity Act to Include Competitive Bidding
(Manthri.lk, 2022-06-10)Opposition MP Harsha de Silva (SJB) proposed an amendment to the Sri Lanka Electricity Act during the committee stage of the bill. The amendment aims to implement competitive bidding process for procurement of electricity ... -
Amendments to the Appropriation Bill Increases Government Expenditure for 2022
(Verité Research, 2022-08-04)The Amendment to the Appropriation Bill for 2022 was presented to Parliament ahead of the interim budget speech. The amended bill shows a 20% increase in expenditure to LKR 4,672 billion for the year 2022 which could widen ... -
Analysis of Sri Lanka's improved position in the 'Doing Business Index' 2012
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2011-11-01)The World Bank’s ‘Doing Business Index’ measures the ease with which domestic small and medium sized enterprises can do business in their home countries. Between 2011 and 2012, Sri Lanka’s rank in the Doing Business Index ... -
Analysis on Attendance: JVP shines through - September 2015-February 2019
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2019-06-07)From September 2015-February 2019, a total of 325 sessions were held in Parliament. This analysis reveals some striking results of MPs attendance in parliament. -
Analysis on Questions by Private Notice: September 2015-March 2019
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2019-06-07)An analysis of the the questions by private notice facility in Parliament by the manthri.lk team reveals some striking results. The period analysed was September 2015-March 2019. (A question by private notice is a parliamentary ... -
Another Export Target Destined to Be Missed?
(Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-08-03)In a recent statement, Sri Lanka's Export Development Board (EDB) announced plans to secure USD 31.3 billion revenue from total exports (both goods and services) by 2027. The EDB expects to double goods export revenue from ... -
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka: Increase in debt during yahapaalanaya
(www.factcheck.lk, 12/7/2023)FALSE: When Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power in 2015, our debt was LKR 8.5 trillion […] In 2020, the country’s debt […] stood at LKR 15 trillion […] Approximately, Ranil’s five years put the country more in debt by LKR ...