public finance

    Cost of extending maternity benefits to private sector only Rs. 4.2 b: Verité
    by |05 October 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyFT Government expenditure of Rs. 4.2 billion annually would enable maternity leave benefits to be extended across the economy, and incentivise the private sector to employ more women, Verité Research stated yesterday, recommending this be included in...
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    Eminent economists urge decisive action to prevent emerging debt crisis
    by |05 October 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyFT A panel of eminent economists on Wednesday urged that the Government take credible and decisive action to prevent a painful debt crisis in Sri Lanka. Key insights were shared at the ‘Deep Dive,’ organised by the...
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    The case for State supported maternity leave benefits in Sri Lanka
    by |24 September 2020|Interviews & Articles
    Taken from - DailyMirror In Sri Lanka, employers are required to bear the full cost of providing maternity leave benefits (MLBs) to their employees for 12 weeks. When the funding cost of this socially important benefit is shifted exclusively to...
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    SL Lags Behind in Providing Trade Statistics – Verite Research
    by |21 September 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - Ceylon Today Sri Lanka lags behind its regional peers in terms of ease of access to trade data, mainly because of Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) restrictive data dissemination policy, states a recent research study by Verite Research....
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    Some ‘concessional’ loans less favourable than borrowing on markets: Verité
    by |14 September 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - The Morning The extent of concessionality in loans is being overestimated, and that in some cases loans that are deemed concessional can be less favourable than borrowing on international financial markets, said Verité Research in a recent...
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    Change? Let’s start from the Cabinet
    by |30 July 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - Daily Mirror As Sri Lanka heads for parliamentary elections on August 5, the final stage of electoral campaigns are now coming to an end.  A total of 7452 candidates will contest in the 2020 parliamentary election, with...
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    Fighting corruption still a voter priority: Survey
    by |20 July 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyFT Image courtesy - DailyFT By Uditha Jayasinghe Fighting corruption remains a high priority among voters despite the change of Government and no party making it their main campaign platform ahead of the Parliamentary Election, a well-known...
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    Invest in skills today to thrive tomorrow
    by |17 July 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyFT Image courtesy - DailyFT By Zahra Ansary July 15th is World Youth Skills Day, one of the UN International days of observance which was initiated by none than Sri Lanka. Established in November 2014, the representative...
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    Verité Research launches first phase of a new public finance platform
    by |11 June 2020|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyFT Verité Research has launched the first phase of publicfinance.lk, an online platform that will eventually be a one-stop-shop for all public finance related information in Sri Lanka. The beta version features initial insights and analyses on...
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    Broken promises from budget pledges: Verite Research
    by |30 October 2018|Verité in the News
    Taken from Sunday Observer By Quintus Perera   The Government has performed poorly in executing budget proposals or promises, for, in its total pledges to disburse Rs. 149,350 million during 2018, only 8 per cent of these promises have been...
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