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Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2024
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-10-06)
The Appropriation Bill shows that there is a 12% increase in expenditure planned for 2024. Interest payments alone remain more than one-third of total spending in 2024, reflecting an increase of 20% from 2023.
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 ...
Sri Lanka met 29 IMF commitments and failed 3 by end-May
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-06-19)
Sri Lanka had met 29 of the 100 trackable commitments of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and had failed on three as of the end of May 2023. Two of the failed commitments relate to revenue. The first is to ...
The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2023
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-04-14)
During Avurudu 2023, the cost of preparing a Kevili table rose by 2.4 times since 2019. The ingredients used were taken from popular YouTube Channel Appe Amma.
CBSL more Optimistic than the IMF
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-06-16)
According to the Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published for the financial year 2022, projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was higher than the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) ...
Defence Sector Claims Nearly Half of State Salaries
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-06-02)
According to the 2023 Budget Estimates, 15% of total recurrent expenditure of the government will be spent on salaries for government employees for the year 2023. As of 2023, the defence sector is estimated to claim nearly ...
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 ...
Interest payments weigh heaviest in 2022!
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-07-24)
The central bank's annual report for 2022 reveals that interest payments have reached their highest level. This increase in interest payments suggests a significant debt burden on the government. The ratio of interest ...
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 05 2023 - IMF Programme (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 ...
Sri Lanka met 25% of IMF commitments and failed 1 by March
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-04-21)
Sri Lanka had met 25% of the trackable programme commitments of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as at the end of March 2023 but had failed on one. Many of the commitments met were classified as “prior ...