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Budget Transparency: Score card - Sri Lanka is ranked 80th out of 125 countries
(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
(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
(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
(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?
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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)
(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
(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
(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
(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?
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Contribution in Parliament - February 2024
(Manthri.lk, 2024-04-17)This infographic shows the overall contribution of MPs in 9th parliament in February 2024. As per the analysis, 132 MPs contributed to parliament proceedings at least once whereas 93 MPs did not contribute at all during ... -
Contribution in Parliament - April 2024
(Manthri.lk, 2024-06-14)This infographic shows the MPs who did not contribute at all in parliament in April 2024. As per the analysis, 130 MPs contributed to parliament proceedings at least once whereas 95 MPs did not contribute at all during April 2024. -
Most discussed topics in Parliament in May 2024
(Manthri.lk, 2024-06-11)This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in May 2024 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs ...