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ආර්ථික අර්බුදය පිළිබඳ මාධ්ය වාර්තාකරණය
No full textThis entry includes 3 write-ups and 3 infographics (both in Sinhala).During the month of May 2022, several tv primetime news telecasts covered the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, where different channels adopted different framings and varied in their coverage of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act and the appointment of new members to the COPE committee.
On October 3 Derana, Hiru, ITN, Sirasa, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha reported the appointment of new members to the COPE committee, whilst Rupavahini did not report it.
On October 12, Derana, Hiru, Sirasa, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha reported the gazetting of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act in the headlines, whilst ITN and Rupavahini did not report it in the headlines.
On October 13, Derana, Hiru, ITN, Sirasa, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha reported opinions that were expressed against the Inland Revenue (Amendment), whilst Rupavahini did not report the opposing opinions
2022 Budget Sittings - Highest Attendance
No full textThis infographic is available in English and SinhalaThis infographic shows the attendance of MPs during the budget 2022 sittings. 127 MPs had more than 75% attendance and 22 MPs of SLPP had attended all 24 sittings
P0042_HarshaDS_Inflation in Asia
No full textThis submission includes English, Sinhala, and Tamil versions of the fact check.TRUE: We [Sri Lanka] have the highest inflation in Asia as of now. - Harsha de Silva, Ada Derana, 1 February 2022
Government Deficit Has Decreased By Rs. 32 Billion from the Years 2020 to 2021
No full textThere are 2 IGs available in EnglishThe recently released figures for 2021 show that government revenue has fallen from 9.2% of GDP in 2020 to 8.7% of GDP in 2021. Meanwhile, government expenditure has decreased from 23.0% of GDP in 2020 to 21.0% of GDP in 2021. This has caused a decrease in the budget deficit from 13.9% of GDP in 2020 to 12.2% of GDP in 2021
State of the Budget Report 2022: Assessment on Whether the Expenditure Allocations and Taxation Policies are in Line with the Government’s Policy
Get PDF63 p.This is the second report in a series of two reports on Sri Lanka's central government budget for the year 2022. The report assesses whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government's policy. There are three key sections of the report. The first highlights Sri Lanka's fiscal position and the issues surrounding government revenue, public expenditure and debt. The second analyses the budgetary practices by the Sri Lankan government focusing on oversight, transparency, allocation and utilization of public funds. The third section assesses four sectors that are relevant to key policy priorities of the government namely; (i) Health; (ii) Education; (iii) Power; and Energy (iv) Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries.The Center for International Private Enterprise
Sri Lanka Has The Highest Inflation Amongst South Asia Peers
No full textThis infographic is available on the publicfinance.lk website at https://publicfinance.lk/en/topics/sri-lanka-has-the-highest-inflation-amongst-south-asia-peers 1650976514#:~:text=The%20inflation%20increased%20to%2015.1,increased%20faster%20than%20other%20sectors.Sri Lanka, amidst facing one of its worst economic crisis, is currently experiencing rapidly rising inflation. The inflation increased to 15.1% year-on-year in February 2022, a 13-year high. When compared against other countries in the South Asian region, Sri Lanka recorded the highest inflation rate in the month of February 2022. Whilst inflation has been broad based, food prices increased faster than other sectors. The food inflation was 25.7% in February 2022. According to the Census and Statistics Department of Sri Lanka, both the food inflation and the overall inflation has worsened in the month of March 2022, reaching 30.2% and 18.7% respectively
Syndicated Surveys: Mood of the Nation - Round 02 2022 - Who can be the most effective leader for Sri Lanka at this time 2022
No full textThis has the one document in English, which give the answer to the question on the effective leadership.This questione answered Who can be the most effective leader for Sri Lanka at this time? Syndicated Surveys by Verité Research which gauge public sentiment on Sri Lankans' various social and political viewpoints. The data is collected through a telephone interview and a nationwide randomised sample of around one thousand people is taken into consideration. The Mood of the Nation poll is conducted periodically by Verité Research and is based on an island wide nationally representative sample of responses. The sample and methodology are designed to limit the maximum error margin to under 3% at a 95% confidence interval, which meets the gold standard of surveys. The Mood of the Nation survey is designed to assess the approval, satisfaction, and confidence of the nation in relation to the government, the country, and the economy. The poll is based on an island wide nationally representative sample of responses from 1,000 plus Sri Lankan adults. The poll is conducted as a part of the syndicated survey instrument by Verité Research and the polling partner was Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd. This instrument also provides other organisations the opportunity to survey the sentiments of Sri Lanka
Most discussed topics in parliament in March 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis Infographic shows the most discussed topics in March 2022 at the 9th Parliament and the top contributing MPs to those topics. Topics and contributors are Economy and Finance (Shehan Semasinghe – SLPP), Technology, Communications and Energy (M.U.M. Ali Sabry – SLPP), Justice, Defense and Public Order (G.L. Peiris - SLPP), Natural Resources and Environment (S.M. Chandrasena – SLPP) and Labour and Employment (Buddhika Pathirana – SJB)
Parliamentary report card: Douglas Devananda – September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to March 2022
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and TamilThis report card shows the contribution of Douglas Devananda (EPDP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to February 2020 (8th) and August 2020 to March 2022 (9th). This includes attendance in parliament sittings (353/414; 83/150), total number of productive interventions he made in parliament (8th - 492; 9th - 43) and topics which were discussed most by him in the parliament i.e. Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs, Economy and Finance, Natural Resources and Environment and Agriculture, Plantations, Livestock and Fisheries
පුද්ගල ප්රථම භාෂාවක් භාවිතා කිරීම සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry includes six write-ups and six infographics (both in Sinhala)During the month of January 2022, several articles published in Divaina, Sunday Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Aruna, Sunday Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Sunday Divaina contained the ethical violation of not using a person first language to describe persons with disabilities, which leads to discrimination. Derogatory terms such as “golu” (ගොළු), “andha” (අන්ධ), “abadhitha” (ආබාධිත), kathana abadhitha” (කථන ආබාධිත), “drushya abadhitha” (දෘශ්ය ආබාධිත) and “pissa” (පිස්සා) were used. In the meantime, an article published in Mawbima (28-01-2022) complied with the ethical guidelines and used a person first language as “abadha sahitha” (ආබාධ සහිත)