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    • Expected GDP Outcomes - Budget 2023 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)
      Sri Lanka Budget 2023 expects a 27% year over year increase in nominal GDP, with an increase of LKR 6,519 Bn. from the revised 2022 estimates.
    • Summary of the Budget 2023 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)
      Sri Lanka Budget 2023 anticipates higher revenue, expenditure and a 6.6% reduction in the budget deficit.
    • Parliament Summary - September 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-10-08)
      This infographic includes the summary of parliament in September 2023. There were 8 parliament sittings in September 2023. During the 8 parliament sittings, 74 written questions were asked but only 29 questions were answered. ...
    • MCCs Mostly MIA 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-09-29)
      This infographic delved into how frequently Ministerial Consultative Committees (MCCs) have met between November 2020 and August 2023. Parliamentary Standing Order 112 (6) requires MCCs to meet ‘at least once a month’, to ...
    • The Government Spent Only 10.6% of The Itukama COVID-19 Fund Balance 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (2022-01-10)
      On the 23rd of March 2020, President Gotabaya Rajapaksha initiated the “Itukama” COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund. The fund’s purpose was to “strengthen the mitigation activities aimed at controlling the spread ...
    • Expenditure on the Education Sector : Regional Comparison 

      Econ Team (2022-01-24)
      The UN has dedicated the 24th of January as the International Day of Education in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Sri Lankas’ Education Expenditure has been lagging behind regional peers. ...
    • Sri Lanka's Fiscal Targets for 2023 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)
      The infographic outlined that Government revenue was expected to be 11.3% of GDP in 2023, according to projections in the Budget 2023.
    • Earnings from Tourism: Are we getting it right? 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (2022-03)
      Sri Lanka is expecting the earnings from tourism to play a significant role in driving the recovery of Sri Lanka’s foreign currency. However, there are important concerns accuracy of the estimated earnings from tourism. ...
    • Sectoral Allocations for the 2023 Budget 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-15)
      Sectoral allocations from the 2023 Budget, ranging from defence to water and sanitation. This was presented in the Budget speech for 2023.
    • Harsha de Silva: Real Returns on EPF 

      FactCheck.lk;P0082
      FactCheck
      (www.factcheck.lk, 9/29/2023)
      TRUE: […] In the [EPF] Act itself it specifies 2.5% return. […] at the time inflation was at around 1 percent, if you look at 5 years prior to 1958, the average would have been 1 percent. […] Over the years, some years ...
    • 100 years of COPA 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-10-19)
      The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) celebrated its 100th anniversary on October 17, 2023. As an Oversight Committee, COPA is tasked with overseeing the use of public funds for executing public policies. This infographic ...
    • Online Safety Bill is Constitutional 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-11-08)
      On November 8, 2023, the Deputy Speaker announced in Parliament that the Supreme Court determined that the Online Safety Bill is not inconsistent with the constitution.
    • International Day of Democracy 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-09-15)
      The International Day of Democracy is celebrated, on September 15, providing an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. One way this is checked is through elections, as public participation in such ...
    • More Tax on the EPF? - Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill Explained 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-09-08)
      This infographic provides insight into the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill, discussing its purpose, background and implications.
    • Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public Authorities - Executive Summary 

      Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public authority;1
      Legal Team
      (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-09-04)
      Verité Research developed the methodology for this assessment in 2017 with the support of the World Bank and assessed the compliance of 55 public authorities with their online proactive disclosure requirements under the ...
    • Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2023 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-11-02)
      The Appropriation Bill for 2023 was presented to Parliament on the 18th of October, ahead of the budget speech in November. The Appropriation Bill shows that there is a 26% increase in expenditure planned for 2023, while ...
    • Gazetted Taxes are 4.3ppt to 15.4ppt of Income Higher than Proposals Affirmed in the Interim Budget 

      Public Finance Infographics;
      Econ Team
      (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-10-24)
      The infographics provide details on how the recent personal income tax changes will affect the amount of personal income tax paid by an individual.
    • පුවතට අදාළ නොවන වාර්ගිකත්වය ඉස්මතු නොකරමු! 

      Ethics Eye;
      Ethics Eye
      (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04-06)
      On the 4th of April 2023, Dinamina highlighted the suspect's ethnicity where it was irrelevant, while Ada reported it ethically without revealing the suspect's race.
    • බුද්ධි ප්‍රබෝධ මිය යෑම සහ අසංවේදී, ගැටළු සහගත මාධ්‍ය වාර්තාකරණ 

      Ethics Eye;
      Ethics Eye
      (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04)
      During the month of April 2023, Dinamina and Silumina newspapers published insensitive editorials and a cartoon that trivialised Buddhi Prabodha Karunaratne's death and mental illness.
    • ගැටළු සහගත වාර්තාකරණය සහ මාධ්‍ය ආචාර ධර්ම 

      Ethics Eye;
      Ethics Eye
      (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04)
      During the months of March and April 2023, several Sinhala and English newspapers, i.e. Dinamina, Divaina, Daily News and Daily Mirror, published articles on various topics (i.e. Journalist falsely seeks Asylum, Masses ...