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Change in Tariffs on Monthly Electricity Consumption
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-02-23)
Electricity tariffs were initially revised in August 2022, which was the first revision since November 2014. However, in February 2023 tariffs were revised again. For households using less than 60 units, the initial tariffs ...
Sri Lanka Met 38 IMF Commitments and Failed 8 by end-August
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-09-15)
Sri Lanka verifiably met 38 of the 57 trackable commitments that were due for completion by end-August in its 17th programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Costs of Doing a Job For Urban Women In Sri Lanka - Infographics 2022
(2022)
This IKR entry contains infographics done to disseminate the findings of the report "Costs of Doing a Job for Urban Women in Sri Lanka". The study found that the cost of doing a job is 1.6 times the compensation they ...
The Problem with Procurement
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-10-04)
Sri Lanka’s 2023 IMF Programme includes a commitment to disclose public procurement contracts through an online fiscal transparency platform. The online transparency platform was to be operational by March 2023, but the ...
Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2023
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-02)
The Appropriation Bill for 2023 was presented to Parliament on the 18th of October, ahead of the budget speech in November.
The Appropriation Bill shows that there is a 26% increase in expenditure planned for 2023, while ...
How did Sri Lanka Finance Government Expenditure in 2022?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-05-15)
Total government expenditure for the year 2022 amounted to LKR 4,472 billion. Out of which total revenue and grants could only cover 45% of spending while the remaining 55% was financed via borrowings.
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 05 2023 - Aragalaya and Economic rebuilding
(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 ...
CIPE06 Budget Promises: 2021 End Year Assessment Infographics
(2022)
For the end year assessment of the 2021 budget, 37 RTI requests were filed to 28 implementing government agencies for information on Expenditure Proposals and Verité filed 12 RTI requests with 9 implementing government ...
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 ...
Government Revenue Loss due to the Sugar Tax Cut
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-03-07)
The Special Commodity Levy (SCL) on imported sugar was reduced from LKR 50/kg to LKR 0.25/kg on the 13th of October 2020. This was intended to reduce the price of sugar in the domestic market. The cumulative loss of ...