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    • Expenditure Proposals from the 2023 Budget 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)
      The infographics contain some of the key expenditure proposals presented in the 2023 Budget.

    • Expenditure Proposals: Budget 2024 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-13)
      The highest expenditure proposal from the 2024 Budget amounted to LKR 11,250 million for a decentralized budget programme. The list of infographics displays the highest expenditure proposals from the 2024 Budget.

    • Farmers' Pulse Survey July 2021 - Infographics 

      Econ, Team (Verité Research, 2021-08-25)
      These infographics are based on the 7 key findings of the Farmers’ Pulse survey July, 2021. In April 2021 President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced a ban on the importation of chemical fertiliser in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, ...

    • Financing of the Budget Deficit, 2010 to 2022 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2021-11-23)
      The following infographic depicts the financing of the budget deficit from 2010 to 2022 estimates as presented in the 2022 budget.

    • Fiscal Targets: Budget 2024 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-11-13)
      Projections in Budget 2024 expect revenue to be 13.1% of GDP in 2024.

    • Flow of External Loans to Sri Lanka 

      Raj Prabu, Rajakulendran (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 ...

    • Forensic audit revealed LKR 10 bn loss to EPF in irregular bond market transactions 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-10-04)
      The Presidential Commission of Inquiry that investigated the 2015 Bond Scam recommended a forensic audit of the EPF's historical transactions in the bond and equity markets. The forensic audit, published in 2019, produced ...

    • Gazetted Taxes are 4.3ppt to 15.4ppt of Income Higher than Proposals Affirmed in the Interim Budget 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (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.

    • Gearing up for Budget 2026 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-09-26)
      Sri Lanka has lacked effective and convenient channels for public participation in the budget process. In the Open Budget Survey 2023, Sri Lanka had the lowest participation score in a decade and ranked 82nd out of 125 ...

    • Government Deficit Has Decreased By Rs. 32 Billion from the Years 2020 to 2021 

      Ravindu, De Silva (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 ...

    • Government Expenditure from 2012-2021 

      Ravindu, De Silva (Verité Research, 2022-07-26)
      Government Expenditure increased by 126% over the past decade. Expenditure increase by LKR 59 BN in 2021.

    • Government introduces new expenditure and relief through supplementary budget 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-12-23)
      On 05 December 2024, the government presented supplementary estimates totaling LKR 219.4 billion for the year, which was not included in the original 2024 budget. Supplementary allocations are typically introduced to address ...

    • Government Revenue and Grants Over The Past Decade​ 

      Ravindu, De Silva (Verité Research, 2022-07-12)
      Revenue and Grants declined by LKR 91 BN from 2020 to 2021.​

    • Government Revenue Loss due to the Sugar Tax Cut 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (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 ...

    • The Government Spent Only 10.6% of The Itukama COVID-19 Fund Balance 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (2022-01-10)
      On the 23rd of March 2020, President Gotabaya Rajapaksha initiated the “Itukama” COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund. The fund’s purpose was to “strengthen the mitigation activities aimed at controlling the spread ...

    • Health: Key NPP manifesto promises 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-02-13)
      The manifesto stresses the need for accessible, high-quality healthcare services for all citizens without financial hardship. To meet global standards and improve Sri Lanka's health system, substantial reforms are proposed, ...

    • High tax rate, low tax revenue: Sri Lanka’s corporate income tax (CIT) rate was among South Asia's highest but CIT revenue was among the lowest 

      Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-11-29)
      Sri Lanka's Corporate Income Tax (CIT) collection is notably lower than other South Asian countries, despite having a higher tax rate. In 2023, Sri Lanka’s CIT revenue was 2.0% of GDP, with a CIT rate of 30%. In contrast, ...

    • Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2023 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (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 ...

    • Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2024 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (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.

    • How Committed was the Sri Lankan Government to Implementing its Crisis-Response Policies 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-03-17)
      This set of infographics depict the government's response to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. 15 cabinet decisions and parliamentary proposals were tracked that focused on health, agriculture and fuel. Of the total, ...