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Sri Lanka vs. IMF Programme Targets
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-01-13)
Sri Lanka is currently entering its 17th IMF programme with the impending board level agreement. However, over the 54-year period from 1965 to 2019, Sri Lanka has been in an IMF programme for 28 of those years. In other ...
Gazetted Taxes are 4.3ppt to 15.4ppt of Income Higher than Proposals Affirmed in the Interim Budget
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-10-24)
The infographics provide details on how the recent personal income tax changes will affect the amount of personal income tax paid by an individual.
Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
(2022-06)
The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022.
In 2022 the government allocated LKR 19 billion for domestically funded defence projects ...
A Sri Lankan Household Spends 24% of Average Monthly Expenditure for One Full Tank of Petrol
(2022-05)
Sri Lanka's fuel prices increased rapidly within the last few months, even though the Government representatives stated that Sri Lanka still had the lowest fuel prices in the region. However, with the latest fuel prices ...
Syndicated Surveys: Taxing EPF Returns (October 2023)
(2023-11)
77% of Sri Lankan adults think that the government’s decision to reduce returns on the retirement savings in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), in the pursuit of domestic debt restructuring (DDR), was not necessary and/or ...
Syndicated Surveys: Online Safety Bill (October 2023)
(2023-10)
In a survey commissioned by Verité Research, 56% of those who said they knew about the Online Safety Bill also said it will reduce the freedom of using social media. To the question ‘the government introduced a bill to ...
Syndicated Surveys: Easter Sunday Attacks (October 2023)
(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% ...
Expenditure Proposals: Budget 2024
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-13)
The highest expenditure proposal from the 2024 Budget amounted to LKR 11,250 million for a decentralized budget programme. The list of infographics displays the highest expenditure proposals from the 2024 Budget.
Expected GDP Outcomes: Budget 2024
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-13)
The 2024 budget forecasts a greater contraction in 2023 and higher growth in 2024 compared to IMF projections.
Violation of Fiscal Rules: Budget 2024
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-13)
The proposed 2024 budget violates the deficit rule set in the Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Law of 5% of GDP.