April 2018

The government’s transparency in disclosing information on the progress of 2017 budget proposals has improved significantly although some ministries and state institutions were reluctant to reveal details despite its public obligation to do so, two researchers of Verité Research, a...

Verité Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe (right) and Verité Research Assistant Analyst Nilangika Fernando discussing the Budget tracker with reporters yesterday - Pic by Upul Abayasekera Budget 2017 has scored better on transparency than implementation, with 22% of proposals making substantive...

The government has fulfilled nearly 35% of its 2017 Budget proposals (promises,) said Verité Research in their online platform created to monitor the budget promises. “Overall, compared to the first six months, the government has done relatively well,” said Nilangika...

Progress for the 2017 budget proposals tracked by Verité Research shows that almost a quarter of the budget promises have been broken with only 22 percent of the promises have made substantial progress. Eight percent of 2017 budget promises have...

The government has made significant progress in disclosing the status of implementation of promises in the budget 2017 in the last six months of 2017 and beyond, compared to the first half, a leading think-tank in the country said. According...

Verité Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe (right) and Verité Research Assistant Analyst Nilangika Fernando discussing the Budget tracker with reporters yesterday - Pic by Upul Abayasekera Budget 2017 has scored better on transparency than implementation, with 22% of proposals making substantive...

The government has fulfilled nearly 35% of its 2017 Budget proposals (promises,) said Verité Research in their online platform created to monitor the budget promises. “Overall, compared to the first six months, the government has done relatively well,” said Nilangika...

Nilangika Fernando The government kept about a third of its budget promises last year, an analysis by Colombo-based Verité Research found. The private think tank said that the progress was a marked improvement over where budget implementation stood half a...

The government has made significant progress in disclosing the status of implementation of promises in the budget 2017 in the last six months of 2017 and beyond, compared to the first half, a leading think-tank in the country said. According...