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General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Digamadulla District
No full textThis infographic is available only in English.This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Digamadulla district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 17,316, followed by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 2,272 votes, and the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) with 1,899 votes. The total number of valid votes cast was 27,631, while 1,199 votes were classified as "sleeping votes.
2023 Budget's revenue target missed by LKR 382 Bn
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.The Ministry of Finance Annual Report, released on 31st May 2024, shows that in 2023, total revenue including grants fell short of the Budget target by LKR 382 billion or 11%. In 2023, actual total revenue and grants amounted to LKR 3,074 billion, while the approved estimates set at the end of 2022 for 2023 were LKR 3,456 billion. Among the revenue components, VAT contributed the most to the shortfall, accounting for over half of the gap, missing its estimate by LKR 214 billion or 24%. Excise duty also significantly underperformed, falling short by LKR 88 billion.
Conversely, some revenue components exceeded their approved estimates. Revenue from Withholding Taxes and Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) taxes made surpluses of LKR 68 billion and LKR 45 billion, respectively, or 76% and 45% above the target. This increase could be due to the reintroduction of Withholding Taxes and PAYE at the beginning of 2023
20240724_P0116_FC_NivardCabraal_TaxCuts
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.BLATANTLY FALSE: That is an utter lie. […] The COVID-19 pandemic spread in the country by 2020 and the importation of vehicles was halted along with that. […] The country was under lockdown for six months and certain sectors collapsed as a result of it. The decrease in government revenue was due to such reasons and not because taxes were reduced.
Ajith Nivaard Cabraal, Aruna, 27 May 202
Inside the Chamber - What if a seat of a MP becomes vacant?
No full textThis infographic is only available in English.This infographic provides insight into how parliament fills vacant seats. It delves into the possible situations whereby a seat becomes vacant, the process that governs the filling of such vacancies, including the instances where an individual is disqualified from becoming a MP
Female Representation in Sri Lankan Legislature (1931 - 2023)
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.In light of International Women's Day, which was celebrated on 8 March, Manthri.lk explored Sri Lanka's female representation in the legislature since 1931. Female representation in both the State Council (1931 to 1947) and in the House of Representatives (1947 to 1960) was less than 5% in Sri Lanka. From 1978 onwards, the number of female MPs in Parliament increased, but the percentage of female representatives in the legislature has never exceeded 6%
General Election 2024 - Postal Vote Results - Monaragala District
No full textThis infographic is available only in English.This infographic presents the postal vote results for the Monaragala district in the 2024 General Election. The National People's Power (NPP) secured the highest number of votes with 19,686, followed by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 3,297 votes, and the New Democratic Front (NDF) with 833 votes. The total number of valid votes cast was 25,010, while 711 votes were classified as "sleeping votes.
Most discussed topics in Parliament in March 2024
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in March 2024 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are Economy and Finance (Shehan Semasinghe - SLPP), Agriculture, Plantations, Livestock and Fisheries (Mahinda Amaraweera - SLPP), Natural Resources and Environment (Nalin Bandara Jayamaha - SJB), Governance, Administration and Parliamentary affairs (S. M. M. Muszhaaraff - ACMC), and Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation (Rohitha Abegunawardhana - SLPP)
20231219_P0098_FC_EranWickramaratne_PassportRanking
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.PARTLY TRUE: [The] Sri Lankan passport [is] …97th among global passports…What does it mean? It means that…you have access to 40 countries without a visa. Sri Lanka has very little access to other countries to get a visa on arrival. Among those countries are Pakistan, Singapore, and Dominica…
Eran Wickramaratne, Eran Wickramaratne's YouTube page, 8 December 202
Inside the Chamber - Secretary General of Parliament
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.This infographic delves into the Secretary General (SG) of parliament, who is the chief executive officer responsible for the efficient functioning of parliament and its related activities. It further covers their role and duties. In addition, information relating to the current SG as well as the timeline of former SGs is mentioned
20240111_FC_P0092_EranWickramaratne_ExciseTaxes
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.PARTLY TRUE: The government, despite taking the path of revenue-based stabilisation, has fallen significantly short of its targets. For instance, excise revenues have fallen short by approximately 43%, with collection at Rs.125 billion as of September [2023], compared to the required Rs. 214 billion.
Eran Wickramaratne, Sunday Observer, 5 November 202