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Organic Fertiliser Transition in Sri Lanka: Farmers Were Providing an Early Warning of a Food Shortage = ශ්රී ලංකාව කාබනික පොහොර වෙතට මාරු වීමට දැරූ ප්රයත්නය: ගොවීන්ගෙන් ආහාර හිඟයක් පිළිබඳ පූර්ව අනතුරු ඇඟවීමක්
(Verité Research, 2021-09)Sri Lanka introduced a ban on chemical fertiliser importation, and a shift to organic fertiliser starting April 2021. As existing stocks were beginning to deplete Verité Research conducted a survey in July to capture the ... -
W(h)ither environmental governance? - Limited access to information undermines meaningful public participation in development projects (Research Brief)
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-06)There is a surge in public agitation against environmental destruction caused by ongoing development projects in Sri Lanka. The surfacing of environmental issues after construction has commenced is highly problematic for ... -
Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Evaluating Key Performance Indicators July 2022
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-07)This report highlights the failure of the Sri Lankan government in implementing gender responsive budgeting in Sri Lanka. The case of gender KPIs provides a detailed case study of how poor planning of government policies ... -
State of the Budget Report 2022: Assessment on Whether the Expenditure Allocations and Taxation Policies are in Line with the Government’s Policy
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-03)This is the second report in a series of two reports on Sri Lanka's central government budget for the year 2022. The report assesses whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government's ... -
Desk Research on Alcohol Taxation in Sri Lanka
(Verité Research, 2022-05)This research report is the end product of a desk-based study on alcohol manufacturers in Sri Lanka, their market share, nature of alcohol taxation and policies and the benefits of such alcohol taxation in the country. -
Open Budget Survey 2021 in Context: South Asia
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-02)In an effort to make the Open Budget Survey (OBS) better reflect the views of their civil society partners and respond to requests by stakeholders, including development partners, IBP commissioned a set of regional briefs, ... -
Charting a Path for Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-10)The published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited ... -
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better Reporting Can Help – A Case Study on China Debt
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)This brief shows that the failure to factor external debt outside central government agencies leads to an underestimation of Sri Lanka’s debt. This underlying informational problem is illustrated in three sections. The ... -
Public Report on the 2022 Budget: Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions Used in the Budget Estimates
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021)The 2022 budget was presented to the parliament on November 12, 2021, outlining the government’s proposals to raise public funds through taxation and proposals for expenditure during the year. These proposals form the ... -
Costs of Doing a Job For Urban Women In Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-05)This report addressed a knowledge gap by conducting quantitative surveys and FGDs to estimate monetary & non-monetary “costs of doing a job” for women in Sri Lanka, to understand if it is cost prohibitive to engage in work ... -
Gender Responsive Budgeting: Evaluating Key Performance Indicators
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-07-01)Sri Lanka’s performance in enhancing gender equality has consistently remained poor in the past decade. A previous analysis by Verité Research showed that Sri Lanka’s declining rank on the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) ... -
Budget Brief: Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(UNICEF, 2020-12)This brief, on Sri Lanka’s WASH sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. The analysis includes underlying policy goals and the functional and regional distribution ... -
Budget Brief: Health Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(UNICEF, 2020-12)This brief, on Sri Lanka’s health sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. This analysis includes the underlying policy goals and the functional and regional ... -
Budget Brief: Education Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(2020-12)This brief, on Sri Lanka’s education sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. The analysis includes underlying policy goals and the functional and regional ... -
Budget Brief: Cycle and Processes - Sri Lanka 2019
(Colombo: UNICEF, 2020-12)This brief on Sri Lanka’s Budget Cycle and Processes informs readers of the various stages, components, policies and procedures within Sri Lanka’s annual budget process. The brief aims to provide the general public and ... -
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better reporting can help – a case study on China debt = ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ණය කළමනාකරණයට නිවැරදි වාර්තාකරණයේ වැදගත්කම – චීන ණය පිළිබඳ සිද්ධි අධ්යයනයක්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)The published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited ... -
Ineffectiveness of Social Contacts and Alternate Job Search Methods for Unemployed Youth in Sri Lanka [Working Paper]
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)Sri Lankan youth due to an extended period of unemployment face a lower possibility in future employment and a reduced earning capacity. As a solution, this paper aims to identify an efficient search method. Emphasis is ... -
A Rational Method for Cabinet Formation in Sri Lanka: A White Paper
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-08)Ministries are the overarching bodies that house relevant government bodies such as departments and authorities in charge of a particular subject area. They are responsible for the formulation and approval of national level ... -
Improving Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka: Insights and Strategies
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)Building on the Youth Labour Market Assessment published by Verité Research in 2018, this report focuses on a series of specific issues that represent key barriers to increasing youth employment and youth employability in ... -
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 ...
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