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Wading Through Murky Waters: A Case Study of Regulatory Ineffectiveness in Sri Lanka’s Import Tax Exemption Schemes
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)
Import taxes are critical for government revenue. However, because these taxes are often high, the government has introduced import tax exemption schemes. Through these schemes, businesses can bypass certain taxes and save ...
Reducing Domestic Barriers to Export Success
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)
Export promotion has been a key policy objective of successive governments of Sri Lanka. The Government aims to double the value of exports to USD 20 billion by 2020. Currently, the government is taking measures to improve ...
Natural Disaster Insurance Coverage
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)
Despite an increasing number of natural disasters in recent years, Sri Lanka suffers from a limited uptake of natural disaster insurance coverage. Sri Lanka’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are especially vulnerable ...
The Hidden Side of Cigarette Pricing
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-07)
This insight examines how analysis of past tax and price data reveals two aspects of cigarette pricing that are hidden from media reporting. First, net-of-tax price grew at a faster rate than the tax per cigarette; second, ...
Restricting the Sale of Liquor to Women: The Public Debate is Misinformed
(Verité Research, 2018-09)
The submission includes a draft brief published by the legal team on the liquor ban imposed on women in Sri Lanka, titled “Restricting the Sale of Liquor to Women: The Public Debate is Misinformed”.
On 10 January 2018, ...
Brief - The Cabinet Decision to Ban Women from Purchasing Liquor is Unconstitutional
(Verité Research, 2018-09)
The submission includes a draft brief on “The Cabinet Decision to Ban Women from Purchasing Liquor is Unconstitutional”.
Women are permitted to purchase liquor. On 10 January 2018, the Minister of Finance and Mass Media ...
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 3
(Verité Research, 2018-02)
The government’s commitments in Resolution 30/1 have come to denote the main features of Sri Lanka’s transitional justice agenda, particularly with regard to accountability mechanisms for abuses suffered by victims of the ...
The parliamentary performance of Vadivel Suresh, named as Minister by the President on 29 October 2018
(Manthri.lk, 2018-11-02)
This Infographic shows the parliamentary performance of Vadivel Suresh, named as Minister by the President on 29th October 2018 at the 8th Parliament.
The parliamentary performance of Faiszer Musthapha, named as Minister by the President on 29 October 2018
(Manthri.lk, 2018-11-02)
This Infographic shows the arliamentary performance of Faiszer Musthapha, named as Minister by the President on 29th October 2018 at the 8th Parliament.
Newly Appointed Cabinet Ministers - 20 December 2018
(Manthri.lk, 2018-12-20)
These infographics show the new Cabinet of Ministers who were sworn on 20th December 2018 in 8th Parliament.