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A Technical Case for Affordability-Based Pricing of Cigarettes
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-09)
By 2014, tax revenue from cigarettes accounted for over 4.9% of total government revenue. However, thus far, Sri Lanka’s tax adjustments have been ad hoc, and driven by political and bureaucratic discretion rather than a ...
Sri Lanka: International Trade - Performance and Prognosis
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-07)
This brief provides a detailed analysis of Sri Lanka's trade performance during 2013 and the first quarter of 2014. The review highlights the external and internal drivers that shaped Sri Lanka's external trade developments. ...