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Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 04 2023
(Verité Research, 2023-02)
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 ...
Sri Lanka Met 33 IMF Commitments and failed 8 by end-June
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-07-17)
Sri Lanka had verifiably met 33 of the trackable programme commitments of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as at the end of June 2023 but had failed eight. Growing number of failed commitments, the number ...
Total and primary deficits run in opposite directions
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-09-22)
The governments primary deficit improved in the first half of 2023 compared to the corresponding period in 2022, while the budget deficit worsened increasing from LKR -903 Bn to LKR -1,243 Bn which implies a significant ...
Sectoral Allocations for the 2023 Budget
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)
Sectoral allocations from the 2023 Budget, ranging from defence to water and sanitation. This was presented in the Budget speech for 2023.
Financing of the Budget Deficit, 2010 to 2022
(2021-11-23)
The following infographic depicts the financing of the budget deficit from 2010 to 2022 estimates as presented in the 2022 budget.
Sri Lanka's best kept secret
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-01)
The lack of fiscal transparency is a key factor that contributed to the present crisis and loss of credibility of the government, both at home and abroad. Several commitments made by the government in its agreement with ...
Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating Has Been Downgraded 7 Times During the Last 7 years (May 2015 – May 2022)
(2022-05)
Sri Lanka’s credit rating has been downgraded 7 times over the course of 7 years. 5 of those downgrades occurred since April 2020. In contrast, its regional peers have maintained their credit ratings. The recent downgrade ...
Sri Lanka's Unique Revenue Problem
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-04-28)
Tax to GDP and GDP per capita for most South Asian countries shows a positive relationship. For example, Bhutan had a tax to GDP of 10% in and GDP per capita of 4% in the year 2000. By 2020, tax to GDP had risen to just ...
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 05 2023 - Aragalaya and Economic Rebuilding (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2023-06)
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 ...
Provincial Council Receipts and Expenditure in 2020
(2021-11-02)
The finance commission makes an annual recommendation on the allocation of funds required to meet the needs of provincial councils to the government. The Western Province has the highest absolute value, and the North Central ...