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WHT and PAYE had the largest growth in Q3 2023
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in English.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 from two key components: Withholding Tax (WHT) and Pay As You Earn (PAYE). The first nine months of 2023 saw these segments register an increase of 498% and 673% respectively, compared to the same period in the previous year
20240403_P0104_FC_VijithaHerath_PresidentialBudget
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.PARTLY TRUE: Despite this economic crisis and…the fact that the government reiterated that it would slash expenses, the president’s expenditure head has been… [increased to] LKR 3,779 million…If we consider the amount that this president spends on the cabinet and others…The president has seven ministries under him and of the total expenditure of Rs. 7,826.84 billion, Rs. 5,227.77 billion has been allocated for himself…that is, 66.7% of the total expenditure in the budget has been allocated for the president.
Vijitha Herath, Parliament, 22 November 202
Proposals of an Administrative Reforms Committee (ARC) in 1988
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic provides the information about the Administrative Reforms Committee (ARC) which tried to streamline the structure of ministries in 1988 that gets split up and combined multiple times with little rational. Also, this infographic shows the weaknesses in the current structure of ministries and the recommendations put forth by the Administrative Reforms Committee in -order to address those weaknesses in the current structure. The infographic further demonstrates the guidance cluster which should consist of 4 ministries and 12 sectoral ministries for relevant subjects as per ARC's recommendation
"ඕනේ නැති වැඩක්" ද? ලිංගික අතවරයක් ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On February 5th 2024, an article published in the Aruna newspaper reported on a sex crime involving a policewoman and an OIC. The headline used the sensationalised term "One Nathi Wadak" (ඕනේ නැති වැඩක්) to describe the incident, which contributed to the trivialisation of the crime
Tax policy proposals announced by the president on 18 Dec 2024
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in English.In his parliamentary speech on December 18, 2024, the President announced key tax policy changes:
Personal Income Tax (PIT): The tax-free threshold will be increased from LKR 100,000 to LKR 150,000.
Personal Income Tax (PIT): Adjust PIT rates to provide largest savings for those with incomes under LKR 350,000. Withholding Tax (WHT): The rate will be increased from 5% to 10%.
VAT Exemptions: Locally produced yogurt and other dairy products will be exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT).
Tax on export of services: The tax exemption will be removed, and a concessionary rate of 15% is proposed to be charged.
It is worth noting that Verité Research has advocated for increasing the Withholding Tax (WHT) to 10% to promote fairness and efficiency in Sri Lanka's tax system.
To explore our recommendations on WHT, visit the 'Related Source' URLs given below
චීන ජාතිකයා සහ චීනා: ඔබ තෝරා ගන්නා සිරස්තලය කුමක්ද?
No full textThis includes an infographic and a write-up (both in Sinhala).The foreign news of the arrest of a Chinese national who tried to carry more than a hundred snakes at a border checkpoint was reported by the Sinhala newspapers Lankadeepa on July 15, 2024 and Aruna on July 12, 2024 using the derogatory term "Cheena" (චීනා) in the headline that violate media ethics. Meanwhile, Dinamina on 11 July 2024 used the term “Chinese national” (චීන ජාතිකයා) thus complied with media ethical guidelines
20240327_P0103_FC_RanilWickremesinghe_Current Account
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE: "By the end of 2022, the current account deficit of the balance of payments was 1.9% of the GDP. We were able to achieve a surplus in the current account of the balance of payments by the end of 2023. This was the first time since 1977 that a surplus was achieved in the current account of the balance of payments”.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Parliament, 7 February 202
“මුස්ලිම්” බව අදාළ ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On December 28, 2023, Dinamina newspaper reported that the owner of a furniture store was arrested by police for possessing the drug "Thul," which was allegedly intended for sell among students in Horowpathana. The identity of the suspect in the content of the article was referred to as "Muslim national" (මුස්ලිම් ජාතිකයකු), although this detail was not relevant to the news. Media is advised not to mention an individual's ethnicity unless it is directly relevant to the news, as unnecessary references may contribute to negative attitudes and stereotyping
“අමුතු නැටුමක්” ද? බාලවයස්කාර ලිංගික අපයෝජනයක් ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On 10 January 2024, both Lankadeepa and Ada newspapers reported an incident involving the abuse of a 12-year-old girl by a dance teacher. Lankadeepa carried a trivializing headline, using the phrase “Amuthu Natumak” (අමුතු නැටුමක්), and the derogatory term "Gurek" (ගුරෙක්). Including a suspect's profession in headlines with derogatory language may contribute to the marginalisation of that profession. Even in cases involving serious offences, media is advised to maintain neutrality in their coverage and avoid terminology that negatively emphasises a particular profession. In contrast, Ada reported the same news in an ethical manner, avoiding trivialisation of the incident by using the appropriate term “Apayojanaya” (අපයෝජනය) and referring to the accused as “Guruwarayek” (ගුරුවරයෙක්)
සජිත් ප්රේමදාස ජූනි 10 වැනිදාත්, අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ජූනි 11 වැනිදාත් යාපනයේ දී ඉලංගෙයි තමිල් අරිසු කච්චි නායකයින් හමුවීම රූපවාහිනී සිංහල ප්රධාන පුවත් විකාශ ආවරණය කළ අයුරු
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On June 11, 2024, TV Derana, Hiru TV, Sirasa, Swarnawahini, Siyatha, Rupavahini and ITN television channels reported on the meetings held between ITAK leaders, Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, and Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Jathika Jana Balawegaya. TV Derana, Hiru TV, Sirasa, and Swarnawahini covered the meetings of both parties during their prime-time Sinhala news bulletins, while Rupavahini and ITN did not report on either meeting. Siyatha reported only on the meeting between ITAK and Anura Kumara Dissanayake