Research Outputs: Recent submissions

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    • Bandula Gunawardana: Tax Revenue 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 8/12/2021)
      PARTLY TRUE: The tax revenue in 2014 at the end of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government was Rs. 1,050 billion. Thereafter, its successor the Good Governance Government imposed tax rates to collect more than Rs. 1,700 billion a ...

    • Udaya Gammanpila: CPC Losses 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 7/15/2021)
      FALSE: Due to the fact that oil has continuously been purchased at high prices and sold at low prices, the accumulated loss for CEYPETCO, as at end 2020, is Rs. 331 billion - Udaya Gammanpila, Minister Gammanpila's Official ...

    • Nalaka Kottegoda: Fertiliser Consumption 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 6/10/2021)
      FALSE: Sri Lanka had imported 574,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser in 2020… Sri Lanka has become the top chemical fertiliser user in South Asia. We use 284 kg of chemical fertiliser per hectare.- Nalaka Kottegoda, Daily ...

    • Wimal Weerawansa: Industrial Income and Exports 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 5/31/2021)
      TRUE: Industries occupy a special place in the national manufacturing process in Sri Lanka which is about 26.4% of the national GDP, and only a very low percentage of about 10% contributes to exports. - Wimal Weerawansa, ...

    • Ajith Nivard Cabraal: Vehicle Imports 

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      FactCheck       (www.factcheck.lk, 5/20/2021)
      TRUE: The number of vehicles imported to Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019 was 2,515,546. And the amount spent on these vehicles imported amounts to Rs. 1,239 billion. - Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Daily News, 6 June 2021

    • Sri Lanka’s Competitiveness is Stagnating: Efficiency is the issue 

      Verité Insights; October 2015
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2015-10-13)
      The 2015 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of the World Economic Forum shows that Sri Lanka is ranked 68 out of 140 countries. Compared to last year, Sri Lanka has improved its ranking by five places. This article provides ...

    • How Numbers Can Mislead: Does Retaining the Limit to The Appointment of Cabinet and Other Ministers Solve Administrative Inefficiency? 

      Raji, Yasmin (2021-01)
      This article discusses how, besides the obvious financial costs borne by having to maintain large cabinets, the focus on cabinet size alone in constitutional amendments proposed and passed conceals other problematic aspects ...

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Mahinda Rajapaksa 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-13)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Nimal Siripala De Silva 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-13)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Labor at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-13)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, Minister of Health at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Dinesh Gunawardena 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-13)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Douglas Devananda 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-13)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Douglas Devananda, Minister of Fisheries at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Gamini Lokuge 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-14)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Gamini Lokuge, Minister of Transportation at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of C.B. Rathnayake 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-14)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of C.B. Rathnayake, Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Keheliya Rambukwella 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-14)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Keheliya Rambukwella, Minister of Mass Media at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Johnston Fernando 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-17)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Johnston Fernando, Minister of Highways at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Wimal Weerawansa 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-17)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Wimal Weerawansa, Minister of Industry at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Mahinda Amaraweera 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-18)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Environment at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of S.M. Chandrasena 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-18)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of S.M. Chandrasena, Minister of Land at the 8th Parliament.

    • 8th Parliamentary Contribution of Mahindananda Aluthgamage 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2020-08-18)
      This Infographic shows the Parliamentary Contribution of Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Agriculture at the 8th Parliament.