Browsing 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, ... -
Improving Trade with India: Mutual Recognition in Conformity Assessment
Nathaniel, Vidya; Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-10)In the context of growing bilateral relations with India, this study by Verité Research examines the current status of Sri Lankan exports to India under the existing India–Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA). The study ... -
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 ... -
Reviewing the Data Dissemination Practices of Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics
Razick, Salma; Munas, Hasna; de Mel, Nishan (2021-02)In 2014, a data dissemination policy was introduced by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in Sri Lanka. The DCS is the primary agency responsible for the collection, compilation and dissemination of official ... -
Sri Lanka Strategic Assessment 2016
de Mel, Nishan; Gunatilleke, Gehan; Fernando, Janeen; Knight, Malathy; Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Mohammed, Rehana; Wettimuny, Shamara; Munas, Hasna (Colombo: The Asia Foundation, 2016-03)Sri Lanka underwent a major political transition in 2015 with the election of President Maithripala Sirisena and the establishment of a new coalition government between the United Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) and one ... -
Sri Lanka's Domestic Barriers to Trade: Case Studies of Agricultural Exports
Munas, Hasna; Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Wickramage, Dinoo (Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-02)Trade barriers refer to factors beyond the exporter’s direct control that adversely affect the cost, quality, quantity, or timely delivery of products. Such barriers found at home are termed domestic barriers, while those ... -
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 ... -
The Sri Lankan economy needs a better bureaucracy, not just a better Cabinet of Ministers
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Munas, Hasna (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 Export Problem: Not Concentration, But Composition
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Munas, Hasna (Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-08)Sri Lanka's exports are heavily concentrated in a few markets and a few products. The government's recognition of export diversification as an important policy strategy to revive exports indicates that both market and ... -
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 ... -
Wading Through Murky Waters: A Case Study of Regulatory Ineffectiveness in Sri Lanka’s Import Tax Exemption Schemes
Munas, Hasna; Gnanasampathen, Revathy (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-04)Import taxes are critical for government revenue. However, because these taxes are often high, the government has introduced import tax exemption schemes. Through these schemes, businesses can bypass certain taxes and save ... -
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 ...