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Costs of Doing a Job For Urban Women In Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-05)
This report addressed a knowledge gap by conducting quantitative surveys and FGDs to estimate monetary & non-monetary “costs of doing a job” for women in Sri Lanka, to understand if it is cost prohibitive to engage in work ...
State of the Budget Report 2022: Assessment on Whether the Expenditure Allocations and Taxation Policies are in Line with the Government’s Policy
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-03)
This is the second report in a series of two reports on Sri Lanka's central government budget for the year 2022. The report assesses whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government's ...
Restoring Efficient Tax Collection Methods: Withholding Tax and Pay-As-You-Earn
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-06)
The note estimates the additional revenue that can be collected from reinstating in Sri Lanka two methods of efficient tax collection that were discontinued in 2020. That is: the withholding tax (WHT) and the pay-as-you-earn ...
Targeting Assistance: Electricity Consumption is a Superior Method
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-07)
This note recommends household electricity use as a determinant of eligibility for welfare benefits. As Sri Lanka’s crisis continues, up to 50% or more of the population is likely to need state support, however current ...