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    • Udaya Gammanpila - Sinhala population in Colombo 

      FactCheck.lk;P0080
      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 9/14/2023)
      FALSE: According to the 1981 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 51%. According to the 2012 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 28%. The Sinhala population has reduced by half. ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: CPC Losses 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 7/15/2021)
      FALSE: Due to the fact that oil has continuously been purchased at high prices and sold at low prices, the accumulated loss for CEYPETCO, as at end 2020, is Rs. 331 billion - Udaya Gammanpila, Minister Gammanpila's Official ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Debt to GDP ratio 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 7/23/2020)
      TRUE: In 2005, when we took over the country, Sri Lanka's debt burden was 103%... [we] reduced the debt burden to 72%. During the five years the UNP ruled the country, [they] once again increased it to 87%. - Udaya Gammanpila, ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Domestic Debt Restructuring 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 7/27/2023)
      TRUE: The IMF has not imposed a condition saying to restructure domestic debt. ….. That being the case, who has intimidated us to the point of doing this? What has happened is that foreign bondholders – sovereign bondholders ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Fuel Imports 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 11/4/2021)
      TRUE: Out of the total import expenditure, fuel is the foremost import item upon which more than 20% is spent. - Udaya Gammanpila, Dinamina, 1 October 2021
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Fuel price 

      FactCheck;E1402
      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 3/10/2022)
      TRUE: The CPC incurs a loss of Rs. 19 from each 92-Octane Petrol litre…and a loss from a litre of diesel is Rs. 52…. The government levies Rs. 42 on a 92-Octane petrol litre…and Rs. 17 on a diesel litre. [The CPC’s loss ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Increase in electricity bill 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 6/22/2023)
      PARTLY TRUE: From the very short period between last year's August and this year's March…the [electricity] bill increase [was]…1,138% for the poor man [a consumer who uses 30 units] and 160% for the rich man [a person using ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Muslim population growth 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 11/28/2019)
      BLATANTLY FALSE: In comparison to the 5 to 9 age group, the Sinhala population in the 0 to 4 age group has increased by 0.5%. But the Muslim population has increased by 1.4%, or threefold… When considering the trends in ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: National anthem in Tamil 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 1/30/2020)
      FALSE: [According to Article 7 of the constitution] Sri Lanka's national anthem is "Sri Lanka Maatha"… if anything other than the words of "Sri Lanka Maatha" contained in the third schedule is considered to be the national ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Powers of Executive Presidency 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 9/29/2019)
      FALSE: …there has been no major change from the Presidency before the 19th Amendment to the current office of the president. Only three powers of the presidency were removed by the 19th Amendment. - Udaya Gammanpila, ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Presidential Election Date 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-15)
      TRUE: According to the constitution of our country, [the] presidential election must be held for certain between 18th September and 18th October 2024. Udaya Gammanpila, Udaya Gammanpila’s YouTube Channel, 8 January 2024
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Presidential Immunity 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 5/13/2020)
      FALSE: “…Even if [former President Sirisena] has committed a crime, he cannot be prosecuted as he enjoys immunity in terms of Article 35(1) of the Constitution… No law has stripped Presidential immunity against criminal ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Prison Expenditure 

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      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 6/27/2019)
      PARTLY TRUE: Today, most people in prisons are those imprisoned for being unable to pay fines. To maintain a prisoner, the government spends Rs. 671 per person per day. Accordingly, a person who is imprisoned for being ...
    • Udaya Gammanpila: Provident funds 

      FactCheck.lk;P0077
      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 8/10/2023)
      TRUE: In addition to the provident fund of the general public, CBSL also maintains a separate provident fund for its officers […] CBSL invested its funds in places where it could get the highest returns and credited an ...
    • UNHRC: Sinhala press says too much; Tamil press says too little 

      Divide;
      Media Team
      (Colombo: Veritè Research, 4/18/2019)
      The entry contains writeups in English, Sinhala and Tamil on the manner in which the Sinhala and Tamil press covered the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka. The entry also includes four images of newspaper excerpts regarding the issue.
    • Unlocking the Potential of Data: A case study - Data dissemination practices in Sri Lanka Customs (Presentation) 

      Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Arangala, Mathisha (2020-09-17)
      Successful economies have increasingly recognised the importance of improving access to data collected by governments. Accurate, timely and easily accessible data helps private sector growth and results in improved delivery ...
    • Unreachable Public Representatives 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-11-17)
      Manthri.lk sent out three email campaigns from 27 October to 7 November 2023 with read tracking, to check how many MPs open their emails. 176/225 emails bounced which indicates that either their inboxes were full, or their ...
    • USD 20 billion export target by 2020: Aiming to be mediocre 

      VR Insights;Vol. 2, No. 13
      Abeysinghe, Subhashini
      (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-08)
      In 2014, the government set an 'ambitious' target to increase exports to USD 20 billion by 2020. The Insight argues that this target is rather mediocre and yet, even with such a low bar, it is out of Sri Lanka's reach. ...
    • Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 - Voting Breakdown - Third Reading 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-12-12)
      On December 11, 2023, the third reading of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill was passed with a majority of 45 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and ...
    • VAT to reach 20 year high from January 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-01)
      Initially introduced in 2002, the VAT comprised two tiers: a 10% rate applicable to certain goods and services, and a 20% rate for others. However, in 2004, these rates were unified to a 15% rate, which was officially ...