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Ashok Abeysinghe: Foreign Departures
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-03-14)
PARTLY TRUE: 500 individuals from our country go abroad on a daily basis. In the recent past, between 180,000 and 200,000 individuals per month have gone abroad. The reason why they go abroad is because it’s difficult to ...
The Alternatives to Universal Tax Registration in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-02)
This note argues that the Sri Lankan government’s recent proposal to implement universal tax registration is neither a viable nor effective strategy to increase the country’s tax revenue. Instead, the note proposes four ...
Eran Wickramaratne - Ministry of Defence Expenditure
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-01-26)
TRUE: When considering the Ministry of Defence, we spent 7% of the total budget for 2022 on it [Ministry of Defence] ... 60% of that goes to pay wages…Sri Lanka is one out of ten countries that has the greatest number of ...
J.C Alawathuwala: Food expenses
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-01-18)
PARTLY TRUE: In 2019, the expenditure on the food of an individual living in Colombo or elsewhere in Sri Lanka was between Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 6,500. By 2023, this has increased to between Rs.16,000 to Rs.17,000. That is, ...
Verite Research Debt Update - February 2023
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-02)
This issue provides coverage and analysis on the financial assurance letters issued by China, India, The Paris Club and a group of private bond holders to the IMF on their commitment to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring ...
Backwards in Blacklisting: Enabling Corruption in Procurement
(Colombo: Daily Mirror, 2023-11-23)
Failure to tackle corruption is a key factor that contributed to the economic crisis the country is faced with today. Taking concrete steps to reduce corruption, therefore, is critical to recover from the current crisis ...
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - February 2024 (Round 07)
(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 ...
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya: Pensions and Aswesuma
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-08)
TRUE: [A group of] 4 million are watching the government expectantly. 2 million out of that are government employees and pensioners who are expecting an increase in salaries and the other 2 million are those who have been ...
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Debt-to-GDP
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-01)
PARTLY TRUE: My government reduced the debt-to-GDP ratio from 90% at the end of 2005 to 69% at the end of 2014.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, NewsFirst.lk, 8 December 2023
Udaya Gammanpila: Presidential Election Date
(www.factcheck.lk, 2024-02-15)
TRUE: According to the constitution of our country, [the] presidential election must be held for certain between 18th September and 18th October 2024.
Udaya Gammanpila, Udaya Gammanpila’s YouTube Channel, 8 January 2024