https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/10 2026-05-13T12:26:37Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8214 Emergency Regulations in Sri Lanka Parliamentary Research Team On 08 May 2026, Parliament approved the 5th extension of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka since November 2025. This set of infographics explains how emergency regulations expands executive power, the role Parliament plays in approving extensions, and the timeline of extensions passed so far. This set of infographics also can be accessed from the following link. 2026-05-11T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8209 From Representation to Participation : How Women MPs Engage in Parliament Parliamentary Research Team In recent years, Sri Lanka has improved the representation of women in Parliament. However, while much attention has been given to the number of women elected, less focus has been placed on their activities and contributions after election. Using Hansard records, this infographic presents the average contribution of women MPs as a percentage of their male counterparts since the 7th Parliament. This infographic is available in English, Sinhala, and Tamil. A detailed analysis of the blog article is available at the link below. 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8208 Petrol Market Price vs. Formula Price in March 2026 Econ Team The government announced its monthly fuel price revision on 28th February, as global oil prices surged amid conflict in the Middle East. However, the revision is based on international price inputs up to end-February, so it does not reflect the shock on 28 February. Hence, March prices have not shifted much due to that event. As of end-February, the fuel formula price of Petrol 92 increased by LKR 8.79, but the market price was increased by only LKR 1.00. This means the market price, which was higher than the formula price in February, has dropped LKR 2.14 lower than the latter in March. The fuel formula price of Auto Diesel increased by LKR 19.69, but the market price was increased by only LKR 4.00. Therefore the gap between the market price and the formula price has widened to LKR 16.96 in March. The fuel price formula was designed by Verité Research as an estimate of a cost-reflective pump price, based on global prices converted to LKR and standard costs/taxes. For more on the methodology visit https://shorturl.at/OTTjt This infographic was posted on social media in English and can be accessed from the link below. 2026-03-05T00:00:00Z https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8204 Budget 2026: 16% of the proposals have no estimates Econ Team The 2026 State of the Budget report of the Verité Research checks if forecasts are realistic, tax money is used well, documents match, and the PFM Act is followed. Several proposals in Budget 2026 lack expenditure or revenue estimates. This includes 12 infographics in English, Sinhala (2026 අයවැය: යෝජනාවලින් සියයට 16ක් සඳහා ඇස්තමේන්තු නොමැත) and Tamil (வரவு செலவுத் திட்டம் 2026: 16% முன்மொழிவுகளுக்கு மதிப்பீடுகள் இல்லை). 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z