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Budget performance 2023 - Expenditure: Limit overshot by LKR 104 billion
No full textThis IKR entry contains one infographic in English, Sinhala and Tamil.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 revised estimate in 2023 was LKR 5,253 Bn. However, the government spent LKR 5,357 Bn in 2023, which is 2% above the budgeted figure.
This overspending was primarily driven by increased expenditure on interest payments amounting to LKR 263 billion, 12% above the revised estimate for 2023. Public investments increased by LKR 106 billion, and spending on goods and services rose by LKR 52 billion. Conversely, subsidies and transfers decreased by LKR 39 billion, and salaries and wages fell by LKR 47 billion
Most discussed topics in Parliament in May 2024
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in May 2024 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs (Kanchana Wijesekara - SLPP), Economy and Finance (Ranjith Siyambalapitiya - SLPP), Justice, Defence and Public Order (Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe - SLPP), Labour and Employment (Manusha Nanayakkara - SJB) and Rights and Representation (Sivagnanam Shritharan - ITAK)
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - February 2024 (Round 07)
No full textThis entry contains the infographic available in English, Sinhala and TamilApproval of government falls to 7% in February, latest Mood of the Nation Survey shows increase in negative outlook. The survey showed that only 9% rated the current economic conditions as either excellent or good, which is a drop from 16% in October 2023. 90% thought that the economic conditions in the country were getting worse, whereas in October 2023 only 66% had this negative view. To the question, “Do you approve or disapprove of the way the current government is working?”, 7% (almost 7.5%) of the respondents said that they approve (with an error margin of ± 1.81%). The percentage saying they disapproved was 85%. The approval rating is its lowest since June 2022. When asked to “Rate the economic conditions in the country today” as either excellent, good or poor, 91% said it was poor (with an error margin of ±1.94%). This is an increase in the negative rating from 73% in June 2023 and 81% in October 2023. To the question “Do you think that the economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse?” 9% of the respondents believed that the economy was getting better (with an error margin of ± 1.91%). It was 8% in October 2023. However, the percentage that thinks it is getting worse has increased from 66% in October 2023 to 90% at present; suggesting that those who didn’t take a firm view in October 2023 have now taken the view that it is getting worse. This regularly conducted poll is part of the Syndicated Surveys instrument of Verité Research. The polling partner was Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd. This instrument also provides other organisations the opportunity to survey the sentiments of Sri Lankans. The latest poll was based on a nationally representative multi-stage randomised sample of 1,044 Sri Lankan adults from separate households and was carried out from 16 to 25 February 2024. This survey was designed to have a maximum sampling error margin of ±3.03% at a 95% confidence level. Error margins can be further affected by lapses that could arise in the process of implementation
ක්ලබ් වසන්ත ඝාතන සිද්ධිය: ප්රධාන සැකකරුගේ පාපොච්චාරණය හා වෙඩි තැබූ අවස්ථාවේ CCTV දර්ශන රූපවාහිනී ප්රධාන පුවත් වාර්තා කළ ආකාරය
No full textThis entry includes two write-ups and two infographics that show how the main suspect’s confession and the CCTV footage of the shooting were reported in the Sinhala-language main news broadcasts on television. (all are in Sinhala).On July 10, 2024, TV Derana, Hiru TV, Sirasa, Rupavahini, and Swarnavahini reported on a statement given to the police by a suspect in the “Club Wasantha” murder case. Siyatha and ITN did not report the story. Although Siyatha received the video footage, it announced during its news bulletin that it would not broadcast it, citing media ethics; a commendable decision. TV Derana and Hiru TV aired the footage on YouTube and in their prime-time news bulletins, while Sirasa, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha published it only on YouTube. Siyatha, Hiru TV, and TV Derana also issued warnings about sensitive content. Broadcasting such CCTV footage, even when blurred, can shock viewers and violates media ethical guidelines
කාන්තාවන් ලිංගික වස්තූන් ලෙසින් දක්වන වාර්තාකරණයෙන් වලකිමු!
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).On June 30, 2024, Sathi Aga Aruna and Mawbima newspapers reported four incidents using derogatory terms such as “Surupi” (සුරූපී), “Surupiniyan” (සුරූපිනියන්), and “Nambara kelilol tharuniya” (නාඹර කෙළිලොල් තරුණිය) to describe women which is considered unethical. These terms unnecessarily emphasized the women’s appearance, which was irrelevant to the stories and contributed to their sexual objectification
ඉදිරි ජනාධිපතිවරණයට පොදු අපේක්ෂකයෙකු ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට දමිළ දේශපාලන පක්ෂ කිහිපයක් යාපනයේදී ගිවිසුමකට එළඹීමේ පුවත රූපවාහිනී පුවත් සහ පුවත්පත් ඇසින්
No full textThis entry includes two write-ups and four infographics which media organisations covered the event that several Tamil political parties and civil society organisations had signed an agreement (in Sinhala and english).On July 22 and 23, 2024, media reported that several Tamil political parties and civil society organisations had signed an agreement at the Selva Memorial Hall in Jaffna to field a common candidate for the upcoming presidential election. This infographic shows which media organisations covered the event in their Sinhala prime time television news on July 22, 2024, and in Sinhala newspapers on July 23, 2024. ITN, Siyatha, TV Derana, Hiru TV, Sirasa, and Swarnavahini television channels, as well as the Lankadeepa, Divaina, Mawbima, Aruna, and Ada newspapers reported the news but Rupavahini and the Dinamina newspaper did not report it
ආගමික කණ්ඩායමකට සම්බන්ධ බවට සැක කෙරෙන දිවි තොර කර ගැනීම් හතක් සිංහල, ඉංග්රීසි පුවත්පත් සහ රූපවාහීනි සිංහල පුවත් වාර්තා කළ ආකාරය
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).This infographic illustrates how seven suicides, suspected to be linked to a religious group, were reported in Sinhala and English newspapers on 4 January 2024 and on prime Sinhala television news bulletins on 3 January 2024. Following media guidelines, Ada, Ceylon Today newspapers and Siyatha TV included helpline numbers when reporting the incident. Divaina, Aruna, Mawbima, Dinamina, Lankadeepa, Daily News, Daily Mirror and The Morning newspapers, along with Derana, Hiru and Swarnavahini TV channels, reported it without helpline numbers and did not comply with media ethics
Looking beyond the Economic Transformation Bill: Three Steps Sri Lanka Can Take to Increase the Supply of High-Quality Investment Zones
Get PDF11p. The Background Notes of Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group provide preliminary assessments, stating appropriate assumptions to overcome constraints in the availability of data. Members of the Group are Prof. Dileni Gunewardena, Prof. Mick Moore, Dr. Nishan de Mel, and Prof. Shanta Devarajan. The compiling of this research note was by Bulani Weerawardane, Mathisha Arangala and Subhashini Abeysinghe under the guidance of the Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group.This note proposes three steps Sri Lanka could take to construct and manage high quality Investment Zones, drawing from regional and global best practices.
First, is enacting a separate, overarching legislation to govern Zones. Second, is enhancing the quality of Zones by mandating minimum quality standards and establishing minimum criteria for selecting investors to develop and manage Zones. Third, is preventing conflicts of interest by separating the roles and responsibilities of regulators, developers, and operators and establishing a level playing field by ensuring regulatory independence.
Underlying these proposals is the recognition that Sri Lanka needs to have a more robust regulatory framework than what is provided in the Economic Transformation Bill (ETB) gazetted on May 14, 2024. The need for such a framework is higher in Sri Lanka, given the scarcity of land and intense competition in the Asian region for foreign investments. The recommendations address three critical problems that have made Sri Lanka fall behind many of its regional peers. First, Sri Lanka has under-invested in both the quantity and quality of Zones. Second, it has exclusively depended on the public sector to build and manage Zones. Third, the country lacks an appropriate regulatory framework to attract private sector investment in Zones and to enhance their quality and performance. While the ETB is an important attempt to resolve these issues, the proposals outlined underscore the need to look beyond the ETB in setting up a regulatory framework to govern Zones
The Cost of a Kevili Table in 2024
No full textThis infographic was posted during Avurudu in 2024 on the Public Finance Platform in English, Sinhala and Tamil.During Avurudu 2024, the cost of preparing a Kevili table was 2% less than in 2023. The ingredients used were taken from the popular YouTube Channel Appe Amma
කාන්තාවන් පමණක් ඝෘණාත්මකව ඉස්මතු කෙරෙන්නේ මන්ද?
No full textThis entry includes a write-up and an infographic (both in Sinhala).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 fact that two men were also involved. This focus reflects a sexist bias in the reporting