Restoring Efficient Tax Collection Methods: Withholding Tax and Pay-As-You-Earn

    Restoring Efficient Tax Collection Methods: Withholding Tax and Pay-As-You-Earn
    by |20 June 2022
    This note by the Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group estimates the additional revenue that can be collected from reinstating in Sri Lanka two methods of efficient tax collection that were discontinued in 2020. That is: the withholding tax...
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    Cigarette Taxation Formula – The Cost of Forgetting
    by |10 June 2022
    In 2019 the government introduced a policy where taxes and prices on cigarettes would be based on an indexation formula. Forgetting to implement the policy is costly: it has resulted in a foregone revenue of 85 billion from 2020-2022 and...
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    Costs of Doing a Job for Urban Women in Sri Lanka
    by |25 May 2022
    This study aims to address the knowledge gap on how 'cost' factors can affect the choice architecture for women entering or exiting the labour force by estimating the monetary and non-monetary costs of doing a job for urban women in...
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    Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE) in Sri Lanka: March 2022
    by |30 March 2022
    Covid-19 has shed light on ongoing disparities in vaccine access and confidence among different ethnic groups worldwide. Against this backdrop, Verité Media conducted a two-part study on the impact of ethnicity on Covid-19 vaccine confidence, uptake and access among the Sinhala,...
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    de-mystifying the increase in sri lanka's debt
    De-mystifying the Increase in Sri Lanka’s Debt
    by |28 February 2022
    This insight explains and navigates five sources of complications in calculating the increase in debt and the sources of debt increment in Sri Lanka over the years. (more…)
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    Hill Country Tamils: Analysis of Legal and Policy Issues Affecting Labour and Governance Structure
    by |28 February 2022
    This report examines the socio-economic background and history of the Hill Country Tamil community (HCT) with a focus on health, education, labour and their primary engagement in the tea plantation industry. Thereafter, the report dives into the three main drivers...
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    Patterns and Risks of Religious Violence Against Christians (October 2020 – October 2021)
    by |28 February 2022
    Ethno-religious violence has persisted in post-war Sri Lanka irrespective of changes to the country’s political leadership. The current study unpacks the macro-level and micro-level patterns of religious violence against Christians. For this purpose, Verité Research analysed incidents of religious violence...
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    Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE) in Sri Lanka: November 2021
    by |08 February 2022
    Covid-19 has shed light on ongoing disparities in vaccine access and confidence among different ethnic groups worldwide. Verité Research conducted a study to analyse social media content shared on Covid-19 vaccine confidence, uptake, and access among three ethnic groups in...
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    Public Report on the 2022 Budget: Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions used in the Budget Estimates
    by |08 December 2021
    This report provides an assessment and analysis of the fiscal, financial and economic assumptions and estimates applied in the formulation of the 2022 Budget. (more…)
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    CSO Sustainability Index 2020: Asia Region Report
    by |07 November 2021
    The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability of the CSO sector across several countries in different regions around the world. Since its inception in 1997, it has expanded and currently covers a total of 73 countries in...
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