Browsing by Author "Perera, Ashvin"
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Cigarette Taxation Formula - The Cost of Forgetting = දුම්වැටි බදු අයකිරීමේ සූත්රය අමතක වීමේ පිරිවැය
Verité Insights; Vol. 10, No. 02 - June 2022
Perera, Ashvin; Haniffa, Hafsa (Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-06)In 2019 the government took a step in the right direction by introducing an indexation policy where taxes on cigarettes was proposed to be adjusted in line with GDP and inflation. Previous insights show that the foregone ... -
Is it safe to breathe in Sri Lanka : the case for data
Verité Insights;Vol. 11, No. 01 - November 2022
Perera, Ashvin; Basnayake, Ashani (Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-11)Exposure to poor air quality is ranked among the top 10 leading global risk factors for disease. The lack of visibility of air pollution often results in delay in public policy and personal responses, till the problem is ... -
Organic Fertiliser Transition in Sri Lanka: Farmers Were Providing an Early Warning of a Food Shortage = ශ්රී ලංකාව කාබනික පොහොර වෙතට මාරු වීමට දැරූ ප්රයත්නය: ගොවීන්ගෙන් ආහාර හිඟයක් පිළිබඳ පූර්ව අනතුරු ඇඟවීමක්
Verité Insights; Vol 9, No 05 - September 2021වෙරිටේ විදසුන්; 09 වෙළුම, 05 කාණ්ඩය - සැප්තැම්බර් 2021
Abeysinghe, Subhashini; Amarasekara, Pumudika; Fernando, Rathika; Perera, Ashvin (Verité Research, 2021-09)Sri Lanka introduced a ban on chemical fertiliser importation, and a shift to organic fertiliser starting April 2021. As existing stocks were beginning to deplete Verité Research conducted a survey in July to capture the ...