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Flow of External Loans to Sri Lanka
(Verité Research, 2022-09-14)For the past five years (2017-2021) China has been the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka. In 2021, China disbursed a total of USD 947 MN, out of which USD 809 MN was obtained as market borrowings from the China Development ... -
Government Deficit Has Decreased By Rs. 32 Billion from the Years 2020 to 2021
(2022-09-20)The recently released figures for 2021 show that government revenue has fallen from 9.2% of GDP in 2020 to 8.7% of GDP in 2021. Meanwhile, government expenditure has decreased from 23.0% of GDP in 2020 to 21.0% of GDP in ... -
Sri Lanka’s Annual Average Sovereign Foreign Debt Repayments Amount to USD 4.4 bn from 2022 to 2027
(2022-09-21)The infographic shows the actual annual foreign debt service payments of GOSL (Government of Sri Lanka) from 2010 to 2021 and the projected foreign debt service payments from 2022 to 2027.The breakdown of foreign debt ... -
Sri Lanka’s Annual Average Sovereign Foreign Debt Repayments Amount to USD 4.4 bn from 2022 to 2027
(Verité Research, 2022-09-21)Sri Lanka's revenue has been insufficient to cover its recurrent expenditure since 1983. The gap between recurrent expenditure and capital expenditure in the country continues to grow, proving to be difficult to reduce, ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 03 2022
(Verité Research, 2022-10)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 ... -
How has the Amended (Interim) Budget Changed Allocations for 2022?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-10-05)The infographics contain the difference in allocations between the interim budget and the approved budget in 2022. Defence, health and education saw a rise in approved budget allocations compared to the interim. -
Gazetted Taxes are 4.3ppt to 15.4ppt of Income Higher than Proposals Affirmed in the Interim Budget
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-10-24)The infographics provide details on how the recent personal income tax changes will affect the amount of personal income tax paid by an individual. -
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 ... -
Expected GDP Outcomes - Budget 2023
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)Sri Lanka Budget 2023 expects a 27% year over year increase in nominal GDP, with an increase of LKR 6,519 Bn. from the revised 2022 estimates. -
Sri Lanka's Fiscal Targets for 2023
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)The infographic outlined that Government revenue was expected to be 11.3% of GDP in 2023, according to projections in the Budget 2023. -
Expenditure Proposals from the 2023 Budget
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)The infographics contain some of the key expenditure proposals presented in the 2023 Budget. -
Sectoral Allocations for the 2023 Budget
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)Sectoral allocations from the 2023 Budget, ranging from defence to water and sanitation. This was presented in the Budget speech for 2023. -
Summary of the Budget 2023
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)Sri Lanka Budget 2023 anticipates higher revenue, expenditure and a 6.6% reduction in the budget deficit. -
Will the Increase in Cigarette Taxes Meet Budgeted Revenue?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-01-05)On January 1st, 2023, the government decided to raise the excise taxes on cigarettes by 20%. The increase affected various sizes of cigarettes differently, with the smallest size (no larger than 60mm) seeing a tax increase ... -
Will the Increase in Cigarette Taxes Meet Budgeted Revenue?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-01-05)This infographic outlines the fact that, though there was an increase in excise taxes on tobacco at the start of January in 2023, this will still not help Sri Lanka reach its revenue target for the year. -
Sri Lanka vs. IMF Programme Targets
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-01-13)Sri Lanka is currently entering its 17th IMF programme with the impending board level agreement. However, over the 54-year period from 1965 to 2019, Sri Lanka has been in an IMF programme for 28 of those years. In other ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 04 2023 (Press Release)
(Verité Research, 2023-02)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 ... -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 04 2023
(Verité Research, 2023-02)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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...