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56% of those who know about Online Safety Bill think it will curtail freedom: Verité Research

by |24 January 202424 January 2024|Press Release

Only a third of those surveyed said they knew about the bill Colombo, 26 November 2023 In a survey commissioned by Verité Research, 56% of those who said they knew about the Online Safety Bill also said it will reduce...

The Desirability of Domestic Debt Restructuring: Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group

by |24 October 202225 October 2022|Press Release

The third research note published by the Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group presents an analysis by Professor Udara Peiris, Oberlin College, USA, explaining four ways in which Sri Lanka would benefit if the government were to restructure its...

Targeting Assistance: Electricity Consumption is a Superior Method – Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group

by |02 August 202217 August 2022|Press Release

In their second public release, supported by a new research note, the Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group recommends using electricity consumption as a highly effective and efficient method for targeting cash transfers to the poor. The analysis finds...

Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group recommends immediately reinstating PAYE and WHT tax collection methods and implementing the formula on cigarette taxation

by |20 June 202220 June 2022|Press Release

These are immediate simple efficiency measures that will increase tax collection by LKR 229 BN for 2023, and proportionately for the rest of 2022. Sri Lanka ran out of foreign currency reserves and suspended debt re-payment in April 2022. People’s...

Verité Research releases Public Report on Budget 2022 ahead of third Budget reading

by |08 December 202110 January 2022|Press Release

2022 will be a pivotal year in Sri Lanka's external debt management and the economy as a whole. The budget 2022, currently being debated in parliament, provides an opportunity to map a path out of Sri Lanka's prevailing economic troubles....

Verité Research Highlights Key Takeaways from Budget 2022 Speech during Expert Commentary

by |16 November 202110 January 2022|Press Release

Verité Research hosted an expert commentary on the budget speech immediately after it was presented to parliament on November 12, 2021. The commentary focused on the promises stated in the budget speech along with analytical insights from PublicFinance.lk. Major Highlights...

Verité Research to host expert commentary on Budget 2022 on 12th November

by |12 November 202110 January 2022|Press Release

Following the success of last year’s budget event, Verité Research will be hosting an expert commentary on the budget speech immediately after it has been presented to Parliament on 12th November. The commentary will focus on the promises made in...

Verité Research presents Rational Formula for Cigarette Taxes at latest forum

by |01 November 202110 January 2022|Press Release

A Rational Formula for Cigarette Taxes: An Alternative to Ad Hoc Taxation was the title of a recent online seminar by Verité Research, on 28th October 2021. The analysis showed that the government is currently forfeiting 20 to 25 billion...

Lack of Budget Credibility a Significant Challenge to the 2022 Budget

by |27 October 202110 January 2022|Press Release

The BudgetPromises dashboard on the PublicFinance.lk platform sheds light on two questions about Sri Lanka’s budget: “is the Government doing what it is saying?” and “is the Government saying what it is doing?” BudgetPromises was launched in 2017 and tracks...

Verité Research hosts Pre-budget Forum, offers solutions for USD Liquidity Crisis and Proposals for Budget 2022

by |15 October 202110 January 2022|Press Release

Verité Research hosted the online discussion Steering out of the Debt Crisis: Recipe for Budget 2022 on the 14th of October 2021. The event was anchored around addressing Sri Lanka’s debt and USD liquidity crisis, and featured presentations by Executive...

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