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Open Budget Survey 2019 (Presentation)
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06-04)Government budget decisions—what taxes to levy, what services to provide, and how much debt to take on—affect how equal a society is and the well being of its people, including whether the most disadvantaged will have real ... -
Open Budget Survey 2021 in Context: South Asia
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-02)In an effort to make the Open Budget Survey (OBS) better reflect the views of their civil society partners and respond to requests by stakeholders, including development partners, IBP commissioned a set of regional briefs, ... -
Opening up Trade Data: The Benefits to Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)International trade data are the foundational basis when formulating trade policies and assessing their impacts. Trade data is vital for firms engaging in international trade to make sound business decisions. Unfortunately, ... -
Order under the VAT Act - Voting Breakdown
(2024-04-05)On April 5, 2024, the Order under the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, in relation to increasing the VAT from 15% to 18%, was passed with a majority of 36 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs ... -
Organic Fertiliser Transition in Sri Lanka: Farmers Were Providing an Early Warning of a Food Shortage = ශ්රී ලංකාව කාබනික පොහොර වෙතට මාරු වීමට දැරූ ප්රයත්නය: ගොවීන්ගෙන් ආහාර හිඟයක් පිළිබඳ පූර්ව අනතුරු ඇඟවීමක්
(Verité Research, 2021-09)Sri Lanka introduced a ban on chemical fertiliser importation, and a shift to organic fertiliser starting April 2021. As existing stocks were beginning to deplete Verité Research conducted a survey in July to capture the ... -
Over Estimation of Social Security Contribution
(2021-12-10)Budget 2022 proposed a Social Security Contribution (SSC) tax to rebuild the Sri Lankas Economy from the COVID- 19 pandemic. SSC is charged at 2.5% on an annual turnover exceeding LKR 120 million. This tax is proposed to ... -
Ownership of Sri Lanka’s Outstanding Foreign Debt in 2020
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-02-15)Sri Lanka owes approximately 40% of its total central government debt to foreign creditors in the form of bilateral debt, multilateral debt and financial markets. The infographic shows the distribution of ownership of the ... -
Parliament - Dissolution
(Manthri.lk, 2022-04-05)These two infographics explain how parliament can be dissolved before the end of its term and when the term of the current parliament end. According to the Paragraph 1 of Article 70 of the Constitution, the President ... -
Parliament 2023 Wrapped
(Manthri.lk, 2023-12-15)On 13 December, parliament completed proceedings for 2023 with the conclusion of the committee stage debates of Budget 2024. This infographic analysed how parliament utilised their time, including the top 5 MPs that had ... -
Parliament and Cabinet Needs Reliable Economic Analysis
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-06-10)A regular feature of Sri Lanka’s public debates and writing on economic issues is that they are infused with factual inaccuracies or claims that are quite misleading. This reflects poor political and public understanding ... -
Parliament prorogation
(Manthri.lk, 2022-07-21)This set of infographics explain what a prorogation is, what happens when parliament is prorogued, and past prorogations in parliament. Since 1947 parliament has been prorogued 52 times and since the second republican ... -
Parliament prorogation
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-15)This set of infographics explain what a prorogation is, what happens when parliament is prorogued, and past prorogations in parliament. Since 1947 parliament has been prorogued 52 times and since second republican constitution ... -
Parliament prorogation
(Manthri.lk, 2023-01-27)This set of infographics explain what a prorogation is, what happens when parliament is prorogued, and past prorogations in parliament. Since 1947 parliament has been prorogued 53 times and since the second republican ... -
Parliament should have a formula for regulating cigarettes
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-06)Variations in the tobacco excise tax affects Rs. 10s of billions in government revenue. Taxation and pricing have been inconsistent. This insight explains how the lack of a consistent method allows wide discretion to ... -
Parliament Summary - April 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-05-10)This infographic includes the summary of Parliament in April 2023. There were 5 parliament sittings in April 2023. During the 5 parliament sittings, 50 written questions were asked but only 40 questions were answered. There ... -
Parliament Summary - August 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-10-04)This infographic includes the summary of parliament in August 2023. There were 8 parliament sittings in August 2023. During the 8 parliament sittings, 78 written questions were asked but only 54 questions were answered. ... -
Parliament Summary - February 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-03-12)This infographic includes the summary of Parliament in February 2023. There were 7 parliament sittings in February 2023. During the 7 parliament sittings, no written questions were asked. There were 2 Adjournment motions ... -
Parliament Summary - January 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-02-10)This infographic includes the summary of parliament in January 2023. There were 5 parliament sittings in January 2023. During the 5 parliament sittings, 50 written questions were asked but only 8 questions were answered. ... -
Parliament Summary - July 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-08-05)This infographic includes the summary of parliament in July 2023. There were 8 parliament sittings in July 2023. During the 8 parliament sittings, 68 written questions were asked but only 44 questions were answered. There ... -
Parliament Summary - June 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-07-09)This infographic includes the summary of parliament in June 2023. There were 8 parliament sittings in June 2023. During the 8 parliament sittings, 77 written questions were asked but only 40 questions were answered. There ...