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Average Time Taken to Restructure Debt
(2022-06)A country resorts to debt restructuring when its public debt is unsustainable. Debt restructuring involves a substantive default on existing debt contracts. This can occur through an orderly or disorderly process. An orderly ... -
Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance an Election
(2022-06)The infographic depicts the cost of an election in comparison to selected spending decisions undertaken by the government in 2022. In 2022 the government allocated LKR 19 billion for domestically funded defence projects ... -
Supplementary Estimate 2022: What it Entails and Its Impact on the Budget Balance
(2022-06)Supplementary Estimates are made when the government needs to spend money for which it has not received parliamentary approval. Such provisions are intended to be utilized for urgent and unforeseen expenditure. On 8th June ... -
Sri Lanka’s Revenue to GDP Ratio Reaches Its Lowest Level Since 1959
(2022-06)Data on Sri Lanka’s revenue to GDP ratio is available from 1959 onwards. The average tax to GDP ratio from 1959 to 2021 is 16%. In 2021 the tax to GDP ratio dropped to 8%, which the lowest ratio since 1959 and is half ... -
IMF Programme: Performance Evaluation - September 2023
(Verité Research, 2023-10)The purpose of this analysis is to ensure that VR’s IMF Tracker can be used more effectively to raise public awareness on the monitoring of public finance. The analysis will feed into enhancing public participation and ... -
How has the Amended (Interim) Budget Changed Allocations for 2022?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-10-05)The infographics contain the difference in allocations between the interim budget and the approved budget in 2022. Defence, health and education saw a rise in approved budget allocations compared to the interim. -
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - October 2023 (Round 06)
(Verité Research, 2023-11-06)Syndicated Surveys by Verité Research gauges public sentiment on Sri Lankans' various social and political viewpoints. The data is collected through a telephone interview and a nationwide randomised sample of around one ... -
Infrastructure Watch 2023: Infographics
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-09-06)Section 9 of the RTI Act No. 12 of 2016 mandates the Minister responsible for an infrastructure project to must disclose project information. In 2022, Verité Research assessed government compliance with the RTI Act's ... -
Political Career of Ali Zahir Moulana
(Manthri.lk, 2023-10-17)These infographics gives personal details (such as date of birth, educational qualifications, profession, family connections to politics) of Ali Zahir Moulana and details of his political career i.e. start date of political ... -
Parliamentary Report card: Ajith Mannapperuma - September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to August 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-10-20)This infographic is created as a response to the suspension of SJB MP Ajith Mannapperuma from parliament for a month for grabbing the Mace in parliament. This report card shows the contribution of MP Ajith Mannapperuma ... -
Parliamentary Report card: Naseer Ahamed
(Manthri.lk, 2023-10-06)This infographic is created as a response to the Supreme court determination to uphold the expulsion of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress MP and former minister of Environment; Naseer Ahamed from his party. This report card shows ... -
Parliament Summary - August 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-10-04)This infographic includes the summary of parliament in August 2023. There were 8 parliament sittings in August 2023. During the 8 parliament sittings, 78 written questions were asked but only 54 questions were answered. ... -
හැඟීම් කළඹවන සුළු වාර්තා කිරීමක් අවශ්ය ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-03)On 27 July 2023, Swarnavahini's reportage on a student who died in an accident used the term "මල් කැකුළක්" (Mal kakulak), which sensationalised the incident. On July 27 2023, Hiru reported the news ethically, avoiding ... -
Most Active MPs in Parliament in August 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-10-03)This Infographic shows the Most Active MPs of the 9th Parliament in August 2023. They are Buddhika Pathirana, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Premanath C. Dolawatte, Susil Premajayantha, and Lakshman Kiriella. Buddhika Pathirana ... -
Most Discussed Topics - in parliament in August 2023
(Manthri.lk, 2023-10-03)This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in August 2023 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are National Heritage, Media and Sports (Buddhika Pathirana ... -
ලිංගික අපරාධයකට මුහුණ පෑ අයෙකු අපවිත්ර වූ බවට හඟවන "දූෂණය", "කෙළෙසීම" වැනි යෙදුම් උචිත වේද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-08-25)On the 25 of August 2023, Ethics Eye published this infographic emphasising the use of ethical term 'ලිංගික අපරාධය' instead of using terms like 'දූෂණය' and 'කෙළෙසීම' which give the sense that the survivor of a sex crime ... -
Will the Increase in Cigarette Taxes Meet Budgeted Revenue?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-01-05)This infographic outlines the fact that, though there was an increase in excise taxes on tobacco at the start of January in 2023, this will still not help Sri Lanka reach its revenue target for the year. -
Northern Provincial Council: Citizens Budget 2022
(Colombo: UNICEF, 2022)The citizens' budget was essentially a simpler, shorter, and less technical version of the government's budget that was specifically designed after crucial consultation with the public and civil society to present key ... -
වඩාත් සුදුසු හා සංවේදී සිරස්තල (ය) ලෙස ඔබ තෝරා ගන්නේ කුමක් ද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08-04)On the 3rd of August 2023, articles published in Lankadeepa, Dinamina and Mawbima had reported on the death of a Corporal in an insensitive manner. -
The lure of Chinese loans : Sri Lanka’s experiment with a special framework to finance its infrastructure investments - Presentation
(2022-09-22)China was the leading provider of external finance to Sri Lanka for infrastructure development during 2010-2016 accounting for 37% of the total. Sri Lanka borrowed USD 5,895 million from China for infrastructure development ...