• Sri Lanka’s government education expenditure is the world’s third lowest 

  Public Finance Infographics;
  Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-10)

  In 2022, Sri Lanka’s government, both provincial and central, allocated only 1.5 percent of GDP on all levels (including primary, secondary, and tertiary levels). This placed Sri Lanka as the third-lowest country in the ...

• Sri Lanka's government education expenditure is the lowest in South Asia 

  Public Finance Infographics;
  Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-10)

  In 2022, Sri Lanka’s government, both provincial and central, dedicated only 1.5 percent of its GDP to education, including primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. This places Sri Lanka at the bottom of the list for ...

• 9 Years Since Bond Scam 

  Public Finance Infographics;
  Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-02-27)

  The 27th of February marks nine years since the infamous “bond scam” of 2015. This resulted in a forensic audit, completed in 2019, on activities of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with regard to bond market auctions ...

• Budget Transparency: Score card - Sri Lanka is ranked 80th out of 125 countries 

  Public Finance Infographics;
  Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-07-31)

  The Open Budget Survey (OBS) is the world’s only independent, comparative, and fact-based research instrument that uses internationally accepted criteria to assess public access to central government budget information, ...

• A rapid assessment on extending social security to domestic workers 

  Verité Research (Colombo: International Labour Organization, 2022-03)

  This report, commissioned by the International Labour Organization assesses the challenges in extending social security benefits to domestic workers in Sri Lanka. It highlights legal gaps, socio-cultural barriers, and ...

• රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය සනත් නිශාන්ත පෙරේරා ජීවිතක්ෂයට පත් වූ හදිසි අනතුර සහ අවමංගල්‍ය කටයුතු පිළිබඳව සිංහල පුවත්පත් හා රූපවාහිනී පුවත් වාර්තාකරණ ඔස්සේ 

  Ethics Eye;
  Ethics Eye (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-26)

  On January 25 and 26, 2024, multiple newspapers, including Aruna, Dinamina, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Divaina, and TV news such as Hiru, Rupavahini, Derana, Sirasa, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha, disclosed the identities of Sanath ...

• මාර්ගගත ක්‍රමවල සුරක්ෂිතභාවය පිළිබඳ පනත් කෙටුම්පත පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී සම්මත වීම සිංහල සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි පුවත්පත් මුල්පිටු සිරස්තල දැක්වූ ආකාරය 

  Ethics Eye;
  Ethics Eye (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-25)

  On January 25, 2024, Ethics Eye posted a post showing the front page headlines from Sinhala and English newspapers about the passing of the Online Safety Bill. The post did not focus on any ethical issues; instead, it ...

• මෙම එකිනෙකට වෙනස් සිරස්තල ගැන ඔබ සිතන්නේ කුමක්ද? 

  Ethics Eye;
  Ethics Eye (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-24)

  On January 14, 2024, the local media Sathi Aga Aruna reported on the appointment of French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal with the headline: "The New Prime Minister of France: Macron’s Boy; 34 Years Old; A Homosexual." In ...

• 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 ...

• Revenue foregone by government due to tax concessions 

  Public Finance Infographics;
  Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-04-01)

  For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported on 31 March. The foregone revenue amounts to 56% of the total tax revenue ...

• Proposed 13% primary expenditure rule for Sri Lanka departs from economic theory and practice 

  Public Finance Infographics;
  Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-07-24)

  The government of Sri Lanka gazetted the Public Financial Management (PFM) Bill to enhance transparency, accountability, and control of public funds. A key provision of the bill is the establishment of a limit on government ...

• Verité Research proposed 4 policy actions in 2020 to enhance Sri Lanka's public finance processes 

  Public Finance Infographics;
  Econ Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-08-30)

  The Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024 and the Parliamentary Budget Office Act, No. 6 of 2023, contain several key policy actions aimed at improving public finance management in Sri Lanka. In February 2020, ...

• Female Representation in Sri Lankan Legislature (1931 - 2023) 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-03-08)

  In light of International Women's Day, which was celebrated on 8 March, Manthri.lk explored Sri Lanka's female representation in the legislature since 1931. Female representation in both the State Council (1931 to 1947) ...

• Electricity Bill - Voting Breakdown - Second Reading 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-06-06)

  On June 6, 2024, the second reading of the Electricity Bill was passed with a majority of 44 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and MPs who were absent ...

• World Environment Day 2024: Does the Parliament Spend Enough Time Discussing the Environment 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-06-05)

  This infographic shows the ranking of the topic out of the 15 topics monitored (8/15), the percentage of total time spent on the topic (4.7%), the number of MPs who contributed to the topic (186), and the top 5 contributing ...

• Too Many Cooks Spoil the Soup: Executive Dominance: Comparing the Size of Sri Lanka’s Executive to Top Effective Governance Countries and South Asian Peers 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-03-25)

  VR's Manthri Team analysed executive dominance within South Asian legislatures and countries ranked in the top 20% of the Effective Governance Index. This infographic compares the size of Sri Lanka’s executive with its ...

• Can Sri Lanka Function with 45 Ministers? 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-03-18)

  A white paper published by Verité Research recommended that a maximum of 15 cabinet ministries, with no more than 45 ministers in total, could create a rational structure for the government. This number aligns with Article ...

• Institution Confusion 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-03-04)

  Government institutions have often shifted between ministries without a clear rationale. The following compilation of infographics highlights three examples of such institutions: the Department of Immigration and Emigration, ...

• Contribution in Parliament - June 2024 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-07-12)

  This infographic shows the overall contribution of MPs in 9th parliament in June 2024. As per the analysis, 71 MPs did not contribute at all during June 2024. This infographic indicates the top 5 contributors of the month. ...

• Contribution in Parliament - May 2024 

  Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2024-06-20)

  This infographic shows the overall contribution of MPs in 9th parliament in May 2024. As per the analysis, 144 MPs contributed to parliament proceedings at least once whereas 81 MPs did not contribute at all during May ...

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