Browsing VR Insights (issues) by Author "Munas, Hasna"
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Cigarette Taxation: 20 Billion Extra Revenue in 2020, if Indexation Is Implemented=දර්ශකයකට අනුව දුම්වැටි බදු අය කරන්නට කටයුතු කලොත්, 2020දී, රජයට රුපියල් බිලියන 20ක අමතර ආදායමක්
Verité Insights;Vol 8, No. 2
Atapattu, Udahiruni; de Mel, Nishan; Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06-01)The government could raise an extra Rs. 20 Billion from cigarette taxation in 2020 from the proper implementation of the indexation policy articulated in the 2019 Budget and rational calibration of taxes for all cigarette ... -
Exports to India – Putting the free back into the FTA
VR Insights;Vol. 3, No. 14
Munas, Hasna; Nathaniel, Vidya (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-07)Sri Lanka’s history with bi-lateral trade agreements demonstrates the need for more careful negotiation. This Insight explains how the tariff benefits of the India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) have been outweighed ... -
Fixing NTBs between India and Sri Lanka
VR Insights;Vol. 3, No. 15
Nathaniel, Vidya; Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-08)The Insight examines the issue of non-tarrif barriers (NTBs) faced by exporters of processed foods from Sri Lanka to India, in the context of ensuring compliance with standards and regulations. It concludes with proposing ... -
The Hidden Side of Cigarette Pricing
Verité Insights;Vol. 05; No. 02
Fernando, Nilangika; Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-07)This insight examines how analysis of past tax and price data reveals two aspects of cigarette pricing that are hidden from media reporting. First, net-of-tax price grew at a faster rate than the tax per cigarette; second, ... -
Making Public Data Public: Sri Lanka Misses its Own Targets While India Races Ahead
Verité Insights;Vol. 09, No. 04
Razick, Salma; Munas, Hasna; de Mel, Nishan (Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-07)The Department of Census and Statistics aims to be the ‘leader in the region’ in producing and providing timely statistical information. However, this insight shows, it has failed in providing public access to data in three ... -
The Sri Lankan economy needs a better bureaucracy, not just a better Cabinet of Ministers
Insights;Vol. 4, No. 01
Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-05)There are several causes to the problems facing Sri Lanka’s economy. The problem of bureaucratic inefficiency is exemplified by this case study: finding information about trade regulations is a significant barrier to ... -
Sri Lanka’s post war growth: Still stuck in an unsustainable strategy
VR Insights;Vol. 4, No. 01
Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-01)Sri Lanka has been driving post-war growth in boom and bust cycles on the trade deficit; and fiscal measures have been used, especially spending on construction, to offset the bust cycles. This insight explains how this ... -
Tobacco Policy: Mitigating the Influence of Vested Interests=දුම්කොළ ප්රතිපත්තිය: ඇල්මැති පාර්ශ්වයන්ගේ බලපෑම අවම කිරීම
Insights;Vol. 5, No. 03
Fernando, Nilangika; Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-07)Sri Lanka is a signatory to the International Treaty, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control since 2003. It has not yet implemented the provisions relating to protecting tobacco policy from vested interests. This Insight ... -
Who is Responsible for ‘Alternative Facts’ on Cigarette Taxation?
Insight;Vol.4, No. 03
Fernando, Nilangika; Munas, Hasna (2017-07)There are three false claims that have been prevalent in print media, in relation to the tax and price increases of cigarettes in the last quarter of 2016. The claims were that (i) tax revenue reduced, (ii) beedi ... -
තොරතුරු හිඟයෙන් පීඩා විඳින ශ්රී ලාංකික අපනයනකරුවෝ
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Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-07)There are several causes to the problems facing Sri Lanka’s economy. The problem of bureaucratic inefficiency is exemplified by this case study: finding information about trade regulations is a significant barrier to ...