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The Government Spent Only 10.6% of The Itukama COVID-19 Fund Balance
(2022-01-10)
On the 23rd of March 2020, President Gotabaya Rajapaksha initiated the “Itukama” COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund. The fund’s purpose was to “strengthen the mitigation activities aimed at controlling the spread ...
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 02 2022
(Verité Research, 2022-06)
Syndicated Surveys by Verité Research which gauge public sentiment on Sri Lankans' various social and political viewpoints. The data is collected through a telephone interview and a nationwide randomised sample of around ...
Average Time Taken to Restructure Debt
(2022-06)
A country resorts to debt restructuring when its public debt is unsustainable. Debt restructuring involves a substantive default on existing debt contracts. This can occur through an orderly or disorderly process. An orderly ...
Expenditure on the Education Sector : Regional Comparison
(2022-01-24)
The UN has dedicated the 24th of January as the International Day of Education in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Sri Lankas’ Education Expenditure has been lagging behind regional peers. ...
Sri Lanka’s Revenue to GDP Ratio Reaches Its Lowest Level Since 1959
(2022-06)
Data on Sri Lanka’s revenue to GDP ratio is available from 1959 onwards.
The average tax to GDP ratio from 1959 to 2021 is 16%. In 2021 the tax to GDP ratio dropped to 8%, which the lowest ratio since 1959 and is half ...
Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-04-05)
The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is ...
Budget Promises: Beyond Parliament - 2020 End Year Assessment
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-10)
Due to the absence of a budget speech in 2020, the public finance platform tracked 24 cabinet decisions—a combination of expenditure and regulatory policy decisions—made from January to June 2020. The decisions tracked ...
Public Report on the 2021 Budget: Assessment on Whether the Expenditure Allocations and Taxation Policies are in Line with the Governments Policy
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-03)
This report will assist the public and other stakeholders in understanding the adequacy, credibility and prioritisation of the government’s expenditure allocations and taxation policies and the extent to which these are ...
Sri Lanka’s Imports Were 4% Higher in 2021 When Compared to 2019
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-03-03)
Sri Lanka’s Imports have grown by 4%, (USD 700 Million) from 2019 to 2021. One of the main contributors for this growth is the increase in the Medical and Pharmaceuticals imports by 60% which amounts to USD 330 Million. ...
How much Does Sri Lanka Allocate for the Defense Sector ?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-02-03)
The allocation for the Ministry of Defense is significantly higher than the allocation for Ministry of Health over the years in Sri Lanka. Over the last two years allocation for Ministry Defense has been more than doubled. ...