Browsing VR Insights (issues) by Author "Abeysinghe, Subhashini"
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Explaining the Mirage of GDP Growth Optimism
VR Insights;Vol. 2, No. 14
Abeysinghe, Subhashini (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-08)The government estimates that by 2015 per capita GDP will quadruple from what it was in 2004. But this is a mirage: real incomes will not even double in that period. The mirage is created by counting in US dollars and ... -
The new Ministers of Finance: Will their budget keep its promises?
VR Insight;August 2017
Abeysinghe, Subhashini (Colombo: Verite Research, 2017-08)An analysis of past budgets revel large deviations between budgeted allocations and actual expenditure. This shows that expectations set by the government during the budget speech are not honoured. This Insight analyses ... -
USD 20 billion export target by 2020: Aiming to be mediocre
VR Insights;Vol. 2, No. 13
Abeysinghe, Subhashini (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-08)In 2014, the government set an 'ambitious' target to increase exports to USD 20 billion by 2020. The Insight argues that this target is rather mediocre and yet, even with such a low bar, it is out of Sri Lanka's reach. ... -
අයවැය පොරොන්දු කඩන සම්ප්රදායට අළුත් ඇමතිලා තිතක් තියයිද? = The new Ministers of Finance: Will their budget keep its promises?
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Abeysinghe, Subhashini (Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-08)An analysis of past budgets reveal large deviations between budgeted allocations and actual expenditure. This shows that expectations set by the government during the budget speech are not honoured. This Insight analyses ...