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Summary of the Budget 2023

Public Finance Infographics;
Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)

Sri Lanka Budget 2023 anticipates higher revenue, expenditure and a 6.6% reduction in the budget deficit.

Summary: Budget 2024

Public Finance Infographics;
Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-13)

Budget 2024 expects budget deficit for the year 2024 to increase by 19%.

Sunanda Madduma Bandara: Local Government elections

FactCheck.lk;P0088
FactCheck (www.factcheck.lk, 11/23/2023)

FALSE: […] all the local government elections held after 1991 have been postponed without being held within the stipulated time. […] Sunanda Madduma Bandara, Lankadeepa, 25 October 2023

Sunil Handunnetti: rural population

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FactCheck (factchecklka - Facebook, 12/5/2018)

PARTLY TRUE: 74% of the population of Sri Lanka lives a rural lifestyle/in a rural setting. - Sunil Handunnetti, 15 October 2018, Divaina

Supplementary Estimate 2022: What it Entails and Its Impact on the Budget Balance

Public Finance Infographics;
Econ Team (2022-06)

Supplementary Estimates are made when the government needs to spend money for which it has not received parliamentary approval. Such provisions are intended to be utilized for urgent and unforeseen expenditure. On 8th June ...

Susil Premajayantha: Efficiency of IMF process

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FactCheck (www.factcheck.lk, 4/26/2023)

BLATANTLY FALSE: On previous occasions, we obtained money from the IMF after pledging to fulfil their conditions...this time round, we had to first fulfil those conditions to obtain assistance. It was only Sri Lanka that ...

Suspend Standing Orders to Discuss a Motion of Displeasure Against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa – Voting Breakdown

Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2022-05-17)

This set of infographics show how the MPs voted to suspend standing orders for the day and discuss a motion of displeasure against the president GR. 69 MPs voted in favour of the motion to discuss displeasure and 119 MPs ...

Suspended for two weeks - Parliamentary Report card: Sanath Nishantha

Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-11-24)

This infographic is created as a response to the suspension of SLPP MP Sanath Nishantha from parliament for two weeks over his disorderly conduct in parliament. This report card shows the contribution of MP Sanath Nishantha ...

Syndicated Surveys: Easter Sunday Attacks (October 2023)

Econ Team (2023-11)

More than half the Sri Lankan population – 53% – believes local political forces were involved in the Easter Sunday attacks carried out in 2019, according to a survey commissioned in October by Syndicated Surveys. 53% ...

Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - February 2024 (Round 07)

Econ Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2024-03)

Approval of government falls to 7% in February, latest Mood of the Nation Survey shows increase in negative outlook. The survey showed that only 9% rated the current economic conditions as either excellent or good, which ...

Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - October 2023 (Round 06)

Econ Team (Verité Research, 2023-11-06)

Syndicated Surveys by Verité Research gauges public sentiment on Sri Lankans' various social and political viewpoints. The data is collected through a telephone interview and a nationwide randomised sample of around one ...