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Most Active MPs in Parliament in May 2024
(Manthri.lk, 2024-06-12)This Infographic shows the Most Active MPs of the 9th Parliament in May 2024. They are Sajith Premadasa (SJB), Shehan Semasinghe (SLPP), Susil Premajayantha (SLPP), Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (SLPP) and S. M. M. Muszhaaraff ... -
Parliament Summary - May 2024
(Manthri.lk, 2024-06-10)This infographic includes the summary of parliament in May 2024. There were 7 parliament sittings in May 2024. During the 7 parliament sittings, 55 written questions were asked but only 32 were answered. There were 3 motions ... -
MPs Attendance in Parliament - February 2024
(Manthri.lk, 2024-03-15)This infographic shows the attendance of MPs in the parliament during the 6 sittings in February 2024. This infographic shows the 44 MPs who were absent for the ceremonial opening of the 5th session of the 9th Parliament ... -
Benefits of Adopting Measures to Facilitate Trade: A Case Study on Forest Permits for Exporting Horticultural Products
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-09)Governments often mandate that traders secure permits before importing or exporting certain products to fulfill objectives such as protecting endangered species, endemic flora, and ensuring consumer safety. The time, cost, ... -
ස්පා කෙල්ල? සම්බාහන සේවිකාව? ඔබ තෝරාගන්නේ කුමක්ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-26)On January 24 2024, Aruna and Lankadeepa newspapers reported on an incident involving a person stealing money from a masseuse's bank account. In their coverage, the masseuse was referred to as "ස්පා කෙල්ල (Spa Kella)" and ... -
කාන්තාවන් පමණක් ඝෘණාත්මකව ඉස්මතු කෙරෙන්නේ මන්ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-22)On January 18, 2024, Dinamina and Divaina newspapers published articles on a crime involving three individuals. However, both reports disproportionately highlighted the woman in their headlines and content, despite the ... -
පුද්ගල ප්රථම භාෂාවක් භාවිතා කරමු!
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-23)On December 21 2023, Dinamina newspaper published an article on the issuance of separate driver’s licenses for individuals with disabilities. The article used the term "ආබාධිතයන්ට (Abadhithayanta)", which is considered ... -
Personal income tax (PIT): SL’s tax burden is less at lower incomes but more at high incomes compared to South Asia
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024)Sri Lanka's personal income tax burden varies significantly between lower and higher income levels. At lower incomes, particularly for those earning below LKR 250,000 per month, the tax burden—measured as the percentage ... -
Personal Income Tax (PIT): SL has the highest income tax rate at a lower income level in South Asia
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024)Sri Lanka imposes its highest tax rate at a relatively lower income threshold compared to other South Asian countries. Individuals earning over LKR 308,333 per month are subject to a steep 36% tax rate, making Sri Lanka ... -
Personal Income Tax (PIT): SL has the highest level of income with zero tax in South Asia
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024)Sri Lanka has the highest tax-free income threshold in South Asia – without the Maldives. Citizens are exempt from paying income tax unless they earn over LKR 1.2 million annually (LKR 100,000 per month). In comparison, ... -
Budget performance 2023 - Expenditure: Limit overshot by LKR 104 billion
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024)The Ministry of Finance Annual Report, released on 31st May 2024, shows that in 2023, the Government of Sri Lanka exceeded its total expenditure by LKR 104 billion. The total expenditure budgeted based on the government’s ... -
Sanitary napkins: Subjected to unreasonably high taxes
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-03)The total tax burden on Sanitary napkins in 2024 is 47.1%, this is significantly higher than the tax burden of selected non-essentials items, gold jewellery, raw silk, golf clubs and golf balls and military artillery weapons. -
මේ සතියේ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්මය - LGBTQI+ ප්රජාව පිළිබඳ වාර්තා කරන්නේ මෙහෙමයි! - අපි වෘත්තීමය මාධ්ය කලාවක නිරත වෙමු.
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-24)On January 24, 2024, the Ethics Eye team published a three-slide post as part of their "Ethic of the Week" series. The post aimed to educate both media professionals and the public on the proper guidelines for reporting ... -
ඔබ තෝරා ගන්නා සිරස්තලය?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-12)On January 9, 2024, the Aruna, Dinamina, and Lankadeepa newspapers reported on an attempted sexual crime involving an actress. However, the headlines in these three publications trivialised the incident. In contrast, on ... -
ලිංගික අපරාධයක්, ඝාතනයක්, සහ වාර්තාකරණ කිහිපයක්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-11)On January 3 and 7, 2024, the Sathi Aga Aruna, Aruna, Dinamina, Silumina, and Mawbima newspapers reported on a sexual crime and the murder of a senior citizen. However, these publications inappropriately focused on the ... -
Ethics Eye නිරීක්ෂකයෙකු වන්න ඔබටත් පුළුවන්!
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01-08)On January 8, 2024, the Ethics Eye team published a three-slide post on their facebook page encouraging followers and others to join the team as external media ethics violation spotters. -
Petrol and Diesel Market Prices vs. Formula Price in October
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2024)Following the monthly fuel price revision for October, the market price of 92-octane petrol is LKR 10 above the fuel price formula, and the market price of Auto diesel is LKR 22 above the fuel price formula, as shown by ... -
Economic Transformation Act (ETA) sets a primary balance target of 2.3% of GDP: Sri Lanka has achieved this target only once in last 74 years
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-08-27)The Economic Transformation Act (ETA), enacted recently, sets out five targets related to the fiscal management of the government to be achieved in the coming years. , These targets, mentioned below, are aimed at ensuring ... -
WHT and PAYE had the largest growth in Q3 2023
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024)The Fiscal Management Report 2024, recently released by the Ministry of Finance, offers a comprehensive analysis of the government's revenue streams. A notable highlight from the report is the remarkable growth in revenue ... -
Primary and Budget Balances move in opposite directions as interest payments increase!
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-01)The Fiscal Management Report 2024 published by the Ministry of Finance, shows that the Primary Balance improved from LKR -317 Bn in 3rd quarter 2022 to a positive LKR 124 Bn in 3rd quarter 2023. The Budget Deficit, however, ...